Minto Craigs
Minto Craigs is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 735 feet. Minto Craigs is situated nearby to the hamlet Newton, as well as near the village Denholm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fatlips Castle and Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm.
Fatlips Castle
Castle
Photo: Steelecf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm.
Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm
Monument
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm is situated 1½ miles southwest of Minto Craigs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denholm and Bedrule.
Denholm
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. The estimated population of Denholm is 600. There is a village green in the centre. Denholm is situated 1½ miles southwest of Minto Craigs.
Bedrule
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedrule is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The hamlet lies on the east side of the Rule Water, which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of Jedburgh. Bedrule is situated 2 miles southeast of Minto Craigs.
Hassendean
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hassendean is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders south of Edinburgh, Scotland. The stream is the Hassendean Burn which flows down to the River Teviot five miles away. Hassendean is situated 2 miles west of Minto Craigs.
Minto Craigs
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 735 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.4791° or 55° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.66603° or 2° 39′ 58″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Open location code
9C7VF8HM+JHGeoNames ID
12615196
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