Shield Hill

Shield Hill is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 554 feet. Shield Hill is situated nearby to the locality Kirkpatrick, as well as near the village Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Closeburn Castle.

Closeburn Castle

House

Photo: Kirkpatrick, CC BY 2.5.

Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Closeburn and Thornhill.

Closeburn

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 2 miles northwest of Shield Hill.

Thornhill

Town

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 4 miles northwest of Shield Hill.

Ae

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 4½ miles east of Shield Hill.

Shield Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 554 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.19256° or 55° 11′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.7069° or 3° 42′ 25″ west

Elevation

554 feet (169 metres)

Open location code

9C7R57VV+26

GeoNames ID

12615072

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