Leaderfoot
Leaderfoot is a hamlet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Leaderfoot is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirklands, as well as near Broomhill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Trimontium and Eildon Hill.
Trimontium
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Trimontium was a Roman fort complex located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, beneath the three Eildon Hills which almost certainly gave it its name.
Eildon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Jenny Gumbrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak. Eildon Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Leaderfoot.
Harmony Garden
Garden
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, administered by the National Trust for Scotland. Harmony Garden is situated 1½ miles west of Leaderfoot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redpath and Newstead.
Redpath
Village
Redpath is a small village located between the larger settlements of Earlston, 2 miles to the north, and St Boswells, 3 miles to the south, in the historic county of Berwickshire within the Scottish Borders.
Newstead
Village
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Newstead is a village in the Scottish Borders, about 1+1⁄4 miles east of Melrose. It has a population of approximately 260, according to the 2001 census.
Melrose
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY 3.0.
Melrose is a town in the Borders Region of southern Scotland, with a population of 2,510 in 2016. It's nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, and service town for the Borders General Hospital.
Leaderfoot
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.60492° or 55° 36′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.67631° or 2° 40′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7VJ83F+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2155920888OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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