Cairnpapple Hill

Cairnpapple Hill is a hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with views from coast to coast. It was used and re-used as a major ritual site for around 4,000 years, and in its day would have been comparable to better known sites like the .
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  • Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,024 feet
  • Description: Neolithic henge monument
  • Also known as: “Cairnpapple Hill, prehistoric ceremonial complex”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Torphichen Preceptory and Bathgate High Church.

Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church in the village of , West Lothian, Scotland.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torphichen and Boghall.

Village
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic small village located north of in , .

Suburb
is a Council Estate built in the early 1960s… is situated 1½ miles south of Cairnpapple Hill.

Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , Scotland, 5 miles… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cairnpapple Hill.

Cairnpapple Hill

Latitude
55.92276° or 55° 55′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.62175° or 3° 37′ 18″ west
Elevation
1,024 feet (312 metres)
Open location code
9C7RW9FH+48
Geo­Names ID
12607999
Wiki­data ID
Q1025955
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Cairnpapple Hill” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “肯帕普山”
  • Dutch: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كايرنپاپل هيل”
  • French: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • German: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • Japanese: “ケアンパップル・ヒル”
  • Ladin: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • Norwegian: “Cairnpapple Hill”
  • Russian: “Кэрнпаппл-Хилл”
  • Russian: “Кэрнпэппл-Хилл”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ballencrief Toll and Glenmavis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Raven Craig and Witch Craig.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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