Cademuir Fort

Cademuir Fort is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,329 feet. Cademuir Fort is situated nearby to the locality Craigerne Cottage, as well as near the quarter Kings Muir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Neidpath Castle and Manor Bridge.

Neidpath Castle

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment. Neidpath Castle is situated 2 miles north of Cademuir Fort.

Manor Bridge

Bridge

Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neidpath Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neidpath Viaduct, occasionally known as the Queen's Bridge, consists of eight stone skew arches and was built to carry the Symington to Peebles branch line of the Caledonian Railway over the River Tweed to the south-west of Neidpath Castle. Neidpath Viaduct is situated 1½ miles north of Cademuir Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peebles and Lyne.

Peebles

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peebles is a town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 9000. The name is Brythonic: pebyll meant "tents" or a temporary dwelling place.

Lyne

Locality

Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lyne is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles west of the market town of Peebles; it lies off the A72, in the old county of Peeblesshire and has an area of about 4 square miles. Lyne is situated 3 miles northwest of Cademuir Fort.

Bellspool

Locality

Bellspool is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to Drumelzier, Hopcarton and Kingledoors… Bellspool is situated 4½ miles west of Cademuir Fort.

Cademuir Fort

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,329 feet
Category: landform
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.62425° or 55° 37′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.22376° or 3° 13′ 26″ west

Elevation

1,329 feet (405 metres)

Open location code

9C7RJQFG+PF

GeoNames ID

12610667

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manor Water and Cademuir Hill.

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