Birkscairn Hill
Birkscairn Hill is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the lowest, and normally first, Donald in a round of hills known as the Dun Rig Horseshoe, south of Peebles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Rig and Cardrona Forest.
Dun Rig
Peak
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Rig is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest hill in the northernmost cluster of the Manor Hills, south of the town of Peebles in the Scottish Borders.
Cardrona Forest
Forest
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cardrona Forest is a forest in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on in Tweed Valley, near Peebles. A nearby forest is Glentress Forest. The forest contains 2,000 years of Scottish history, and is home to ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Traquair and Cardrona.
Traquair
Village
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Traquair is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346.
Cardrona
Village
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn.
Innerleithen
Town
Photo: Dauntless111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Innerleithen is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale.
Birkscairn Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,169 feet
- Description: hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.58674° or 55° 35′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.15228° or 3° 9′ 8″ westElevation
2,169 feet (661 metres)Open location code
9C7RHRPX+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2434002762OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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