Abercorn Hogback
Abercorn Hogback is a historic site in West Lothian, Scotland. Abercorn Hogback is situated nearby to Abercorn Church, as well as near the ruins Ruined wall.Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Viking period grave marker in Abercorn, Scotland
- Also known as: “Abercorn hogback”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abercorn Church and Midhope Castle.
Midhope Castle
Castle
Photo: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Midhope Castle is a late 16th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres to the west of South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It is a Category A listed building. Midhope Castle is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Abercorn Hogback.
House of the Binns
Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The House of the Binns, or simply the Binns, is a historic house and estate in West Lothian, Scotland, the seat of the Dalyell baronets and family. It dates principally from the early 17th century and was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland in 1944 by Eleanor Dalyell. House of the Binns is situated 2 miles west of Abercorn Hogback.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abercorn and Blackness.
Abercorn
Village
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Abercorn is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around 5 km west of South Queensferry. The parish had a population of 458 at the 2011 Census.
Blackness
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackness is a small village and harbour at Blackness Bay, an inlet of the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It lies 3.4 mi east-southeast of Bo'ness, 5.0 mi west-northwest of South Queensferry and 3.8 mi north-east of Linlithgow, within the council area of Falkirk. Blackness is situated 2 miles west of Abercorn Hogback.
Philpstoun
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Philpstoun is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated roughly 2 miles east of the historic county town of Linlithgow. The village originated in the oil shale mining boom of the 19th century. Philpstoun is situated 2½ miles southwest of Abercorn Hogback.
Abercorn Hogback
- Categories: hogback, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.99599° or 55° 59′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.47429° or 3° 28′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C7RXGWG+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 13684490001OpenStreetMap feature
historic=hogbackWikidata ID
Q138806672
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abercorn Churchyard and Ruined wall.
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