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 Standing Stones of Stenness.
- Hill rising to 1,024 feet (312 metres)
- …is also known as “Cairnpapple Hill, prehistoric ceremonial complex”
- Description: Neolithic henge monument
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Torphichen Preceptory
Torphichen Preceptory is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland.
Places in the Area
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Torphichen
Torphichen is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland.
Bathgate
Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles…
1½ miles southwest of Cairnpapple Hill
Cairnpapple Hill
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Latitude
55.92276° or 55° 55′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.62175° or 3° 37′ 18″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Cairnpapple Hill” goes by many names.
肯帕普山Chinese
Cairnpapple HillDutch
جبل كايرنپاپل هيلEgyptian Arabic
ケアンパップル・ヒルJapanese
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Кэрнпаппл-ХиллRussian
Кэрнпэппл-ХиллRussian
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