Eildon
Eildon is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has about 53 residents. Eildon is situated nearby to the locality Peasehill, as well as near the hamlet Monksford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eildon Hill and Trimontium.
Eildon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Jenny Gumbrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak.
Trimontium
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Trimontium was a Roman fort complex located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, beneath the three Eildon Hills which almost certainly gave it its name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown St Boswells and Newstead.
Newtown St Boswells
Village
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Newtown St Boswells is a village in the Scottish Borders council area, in south-east Scotland. The village lies south of the Eildon Hills on the Sprouston and Newtown burns, approximately 40 miles south-east of Edinburgh.
Newstead
Village
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Newstead is a village in the Scottish Borders, about 1+1⁄4 miles east of Melrose. It has a population of approximately 260, according to the 2001 census.
Eildon
- Type: Hamlet with 53 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.58563° or 55° 35′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.67938° or 2° 40′ 46″ westPopulation
53Elevation
479 feet (146 metres)Open location code
9C7VH8PC+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 2159591871OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13276963
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