Blaikie’s Hill

Blaikie’s Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 1,017 feet. Blaikie’s Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Galashiels railway station and Old Gala House.

Railway station
Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.
Galashiels is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between and . The station, situated 33 miles 22 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of in , Scotland.

Museum
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is a and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of in the . The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas.

Movie theater
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galashiels and Melrose.

Photo: John Brewer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.

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is a town in the Region of southern , with a population of 2,510 in 2016. It's nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, and service town for the Borders General Hospital.

Village
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is a town south-east of in the . It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of at the latest census is 2,101.

Blaikie’s Hill

Latitude
55.621° or 55° 37′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.7916° or 2° 47′ 30″ west
Elevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)
Open location code
9C7VJ6C5+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2195187433
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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