Woodhead
Woodhead is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Woodhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Ashieburn, as well as near Palacehill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Hill and Monteath Mausoleum.
Castle Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Hill is an archaeological 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.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law
Historic site
Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law is a historic site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Woodhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancrum and Lanton.
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.
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. Lanton is situated 2½ miles south of Woodhead.
Maxton
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region. Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St. Maxton is situated 2½ miles north of Woodhead.
Woodhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.52394° or 55° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.61314° or 2° 36′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7VG9FP+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2165236696OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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