Riccarton Hill Cairn
Riccarton Hill Cairn is a peak in West Lothian, Scotland and has an elevation of 833 feet. Riccarton Hill Cairn is situated nearby to the hamlet North Mains, as well as near the locality South Mains.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ochiltree Castle and Beecraigs.
Ochiltree Castle
Castle
Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ochiltree Castle is a 16th-century tower house a few miles south east of Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland. It is also described as a farmhouse and lairds house.
Beecraigs
Park
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beecraigs is a country park in West Lothian, approximately 2 miles south of the town of Linlithgow and 3 miles north-east of Bathgate and is a 4 star Visitor Attraction.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linlithgow and Dechmont.
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.
Dechmont
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dechmont is a small village located near Uphall, West Lothian in Scotland. Bangour Village Hospital is located to the west of Dechmont. It has an approximate population of 989 people.
Bridgend
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgend is a village which neighbours Linlithgow, in West Lothian, Scotland. It has a football team called Bridgend United. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 790.
Riccarton Hill Cairn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 833 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9465° or 55° 56′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.5736° or 3° 34′ 25″ westElevation
833 feet (254 metres)Open location code
9C7RWCWG+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2848740325OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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