Cauldside Hill

Cauldside Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 558 feet. Cauldside Hill is situated nearby to the village Beeswing, as well as near the hamlet Lochfoot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drumcoltran Tower and Loch Arthur.

Drumcoltran Tower

Castle

Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668.

Loch Arthur

Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Arthur is a lake in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland near the village of Beeswing. Loch Arthur lies to the east of the village of Beeswing and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake.

Lochaber Loch

Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springholm and New Abbey.

Springholm

Village

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 5 miles west of Cauldside Hill.

New Abbey

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 5 miles southeast of Cauldside Hill.

Maxwelltown

Suburb

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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 6 miles northeast of Cauldside Hill.

Cauldside Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 558 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.02102° or 55° 1′ 16″ north

Longitude

-3.73735° or 3° 44′ 14″ west

Elevation

558 feet (170 metres)

Open location code

9C7R27C7+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8157947487

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12617541

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beeswing and Lochfoot.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cauldside Wood and Drum Wood.

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