Blakehope Head
Blakehope Head is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,778 feet. Blakehope Head is situated nearby to the locality Stanhope, as well as near Polmood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wrae Tower and Chapelgill Hill.
Wrae Tower
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrae Tower is a ruined 16th-century stone tower house, located in the upper Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and similarly south of the village of Broughton. Wrae Tower is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blakehope Head.
Chapelgill Hill
Peak
Chapelgill Hill is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from the north-west, taking in the range's, and South Lanarkshire's, highest summit, Culter Fell. Chapelgill Hill is situated 2 miles west of Blakehope Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbucho and Drumelzier.
Kilbucho
Hamlet
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Kilbucho is a small settlement in the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Peeblesshire and near Biggar and Broughton. Kilbucho is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blakehope Head.
Drumelzier
Village
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Drumelzier, is a village and civil parish on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Wrae, Stanhope, Mossfennan and Kingledoors. Drumelzier is situated 3 miles northeast of Blakehope Head.
Broughton
Village
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Broughton is a village in Tweeddale in the historical county of Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders council area, in the south of Scotland, in the civil parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho and Upper Tweed Community Council. Broughton is situated 3½ miles north of Blakehope Head.
Blakehope Head
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,778 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.56324° or 55° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.42658° or 3° 25′ 36″ westElevation
1,778 feet (542 metres)Open location code
9C7RHH7F+79GeoNames ID
12610062
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