Burnswark Hill
Burnswark Hill, to the east of the A74 between Ecclefechan and Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, is a prominent flat-topped hill, composed of basalt deposited some 300 million years ago as a local flow of lava.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 942 feet
- Description: hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Birrenswark”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Purdomstone Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ecclefechan and Lockerbie.
Ecclefechan
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border.
Lockerbie
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.
Eaglesfield
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire in the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Burnswark Hill
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0957° or 55° 5′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.27786° or 3° 16′ 40″ westElevation
942 feet (287 metres)Open location code
9C7R3PWC+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 7363291219OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12609325Wikidata ID
Q116267740
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In Other Languages
“Burnswark Hill” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Burnswark Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hazelberry and Tundergarth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnswark Hill Iron Age Hillfort and Roman Camp.
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