Newlaw Hill

Newlaw Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 600 feet. Newlaw Hill is situated nearby to the village Dundrennan, as well as near the hamlet Girdstingwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dundrennan Abbey and High Banks cup and ring markings.

Dundrennan Abbey

Ruins

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, Scotland, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland, and monks from Rievaulx Abbey.

High Banks cup and ring markings

Archaeological site

Photo: Jon Holland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The High Banks cup and ring markings are a series of Neolithic or Bronze Age carvings on an outcrop of rock near High Banks farm, 3 km SE of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. They are one of the best collections of cup and ring markings in Galloway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundrennan and Kirkcudbright.

Dundrennan

Village

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Kirkcudbright

Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.

Twynholm

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 6 miles northwest of Newlaw Hill.

Newlaw Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 600 feet
Description: hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.81583° or 54° 48′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.9748° or 3° 58′ 29″ west

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Open location code

9C6RR28G+83

OpenStreetMap ID

node 994860355

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=survey_point

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

3209702

Wikidata ID

Q24659030

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Newlaw Hill” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Newlaw Hill”
Dutch: “Newlaw Hill”
Swedish: “Newlaw Hill”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Girdstingwood and Mutehill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newlaw Moss and Castlecreavie Dun.

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