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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Rig.

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.

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 market town and civil parish in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. It had a population of 3,152 in 2022.

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″ north

Longitude

-3.15228° or 3° 9′ 8″ west

Elevation

2,169 feet (661 metres)

Open location code

9C7RHRPX+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2434002762

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12612291

Wikidata ID

Q96373603

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