Black Knowe
Black Knowe is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,713 feet. Black Knowe is situated nearby to the locality Mill Rig, as well as near Woolhope Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirn Law and Castle Hill.
Horsburgh Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horsburgh Castle, also known as Horsbrugh Castle or Horsbrugh Tower, is a ruined tower house castle by the River Tweed, on the A72 road from Peebles to Galashiels, near Glentress in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peebles and Innerleithen.
Peebles
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peebles is a town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 9000. The name is Brythonic: pebyll meant "tents" or a temporary dwelling place.
Innerleithen
Town
Photo: Dauntless111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Innerleithen is a market town and civil parish in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale.
Cardrona
Village
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn.
Black Knowe
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,713 feet
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.6576° or 55° 39′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.0868° or 3° 5′ 13″ westElevation
1,713 feet (522 metres)Open location code
9C7RMW57+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 2974331859OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q115300057
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In Other Languages
“Black Knowe” goes by many names.
- German: “Black Knowe”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mill Rig and Woolhope Bank.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clog Knowe and Black Law, Peebles.
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