Lantoncraigs, Hillfort

Lantoncraigs, Hillfort is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Lantoncraigs, Hillfort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Lantonhill Craigs, Hillfort, as well as near the forest Dukes Covert.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Timpendean Tower and Castlegate Cemetery.

Timpendean Tower

Ruins

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Timpendean Tower or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near Lanton, around 1.5 miles north-west of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Timpendean Tower is situated 1¼ miles north of Lantoncraigs, Hillfort.

Castlegate Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castlegate Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles east of Lantoncraigs, Hillfort.

Glenburn Hall

Dwelling

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Glenburn Hall is a dwelling, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Lantoncraigs, Hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanton and Jedburgh.

Lanton

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698.

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.

Ancrum

Village

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Ancrum is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, 5 km northwest of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot. Ancrum is situated 2½ miles north of Lantoncraigs, Hillfort.

Lantoncraigs, 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

55.47977° or 55° 28′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.58853° or 2° 35′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C7VFCH6+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13798883582

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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