Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Tumulus is situated nearby to the peak Clackleith Hill, as well as near Glenrae Dod.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leadhills and Wanlockhead.
Leadhills
Village
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 4 miles southeast of Tumulus.
Wanlockhead
Village
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. Wanlockhead is situated 4 miles southeast of Tumulus.
Crawfordjohn
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crawfordjohn is a small village and civil parish of 117 residents located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is three miles west of Abington and seven miles north east of Leadhills, near junction 13 of the M74. Crawfordjohn is situated 5 miles northeast of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.44008° or 55° 26′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.85584° or 3° 51′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7RC4RV+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 11279501545OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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