Wood Head
Wood Head is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Wood Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Ashieburn, as well as near Palacehill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Hill and Baron’s Folly, Down Law.
Castle Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Hill is an archaeological site.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law
Historic site
Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law is a historic site.
Monteath Mausoleum
Tomb
Photo: Sid Tudnall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monteath Mausoleum is a large landmark in the Scottish Borders near the village of Ancrum. The listed building can be seen from the A68 road just north of Jedburgh. It was built in 1864 and renovated in 2018.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jedburgh and Ancrum.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
St Boswells
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Boswells is a village on the south side of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, about 1 mile southeast of Newtown St Boswells on the A68 road. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire.
Wood Head
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.5232° or 55° 31′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.6204° or 2° 37′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7VG9FH+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2148533250OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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