Temple Hill

Temple Hill is a locality in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Temple Hill is situated nearby to the village Eddleston, as well as near the locality Black Barony.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eddleston Parish Church and Milkieston Rings.

Eddleston Parish Church

Church

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Milkieston Rings

Archaeological site

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Milkieston Rings is a prehistoric site, a hillfort near the village of Eddleston and about 3 miles north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Monument.

Black Barony

Building

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Barony Castle, also known as Black Barony, and formerly as Darnhall, is a historic house at Eddleston in the Scottish Borders. The house is currently operated as a hotel, under the name of Barony Castle Hotel, and is protected as a Category B listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eddleston and Peebles.

Eddleston

Village

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Eddleston is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies 4 miles north of Peebles and 9 miles south of Penicuik on the A703, which passes through the centre of the village.

Peebles

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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.