Ballencrieff Hill
Ballencrieff Hill is a peak in West Lothian, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,024 feet. Ballencrieff Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballencrieff Toll, as well as near the locality Drumcross.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnpapple Hill and Torphichen Preceptory.
Cairnpapple Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cairnpapple Hill is a hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with views from coast to coast. It was used and re-used as a major ritual site for around 4,000 years, and in its day would have been comparable to better known sites like the Standing Stones of Stenness.
Torphichen Preceptory
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torphichen Preceptory is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linlithgow and Bathgate.
Linlithgow
Photo: Xenophule, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Linlithgow is a small town in The Lothians in central lowland Scotland, 20 miles west of Edinburgh. It's a commuter town for the city, with a population in 2020 of 12,840.
Bathgate
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Linlithgow, Livingston, and West Calder.
Armadale
Town
Photo: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0.
Armadale is a town within the county of West Lothian in the Central Belt of Scotland. It lies to the west of Bathgate and to the east of Blackridge. Armadale, formerly known as Barbauchlaw, is an ex-mining town which was also known for its brick manufacturing.
Ballencrieff Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,024 feet
- Also known as: “Cairnpapple Hill”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9228° or 55° 55′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.6218° or 3° 37′ 18″ westElevation
1,024 feet (312 metres)Open location code
9C7RW9FH+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 13810765125OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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