Wide Hope Shank

Wide Hope Shank is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,532 feet. Wide Hope Shank is situated nearby to the hamlet Stevenson, as well as near the locality Greenside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drochil Castle.

Drochil Castle

Ruins

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Drochil Castle is a ruined castle in the Scottish Borders. It is located above the Lyne Water, 10 kilometres north-west of Peebles, and 8 kilometres south of West Linton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bordlands and Lyne.

Bordlands is a village in the Parish of Newlands in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. In is recorded on Pont's maps as Boirland. Bordlands Hill, to the south of the village, is the site of a prehistoric hillfort which is designated as a scheduled monument.

Lyne

Locality

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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.