Gilliestongues Hillfort
Gilliestongues Hillfort is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Gilliestongues Hillfort is situated nearby to the forest Todlaw Wells Plantation, as well as near Quarry Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ferniehirst Castle and Capon Tree.
Ferniehirst Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. Ferniehirst Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gilliestongues Hillfort.
Capon Tree
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Capon Oak Tree is one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest. It is close to the A68 and Jed Water, a small river which has cut a course below soft sandstone cliffs. Capon Tree is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gilliestongues Hillfort.
Ferniehirst Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferniehirst Bridge is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gilliestongues Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedrule and Jedburgh.
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 2½ miles west of Gilliestongues Hillfort.
Jedburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jedburgh is a town in the Scottish Borders, ten miles north of the border with England. It's best known for its ruined abbey, while the countryside around is dotted with turrets and towerhouses from the medieval days of banditry.
Gilliestongues Hillfort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.44189° or 55° 26′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.5751° or 2° 34′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7VCCRF+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13617856450OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Todlaw Wells Plantation and Quarry Plantation.
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