Hodge Cairn
Hodge Cairn is an archaeological site in Scotland, United Kingdom. Hodge Cairn is situated nearby to the forest Shankend Wood, as well as near the peak White Hill.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Brockhouse”, “Hodge Cairn Hillfort”, and “Hodge Cairn, Shank Wood, Brockhouse Burn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heriot and Stow of Wedale.
Heriot
Village
Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon. The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographical area of around 50 square miles, most of which is moorland. Heriot is situated 2 miles northwest of Hodge Cairn.
Stow of Wedale
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stow of Wedale, or more often Stow, is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 7 miles north of Galashiels. In the 2011 Census the population was 718. It is served by Stow railway station. Stow of Wedale is situated 5 miles southeast of Hodge Cairn.
Oxton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxton is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. It is 4+1⁄2 miles north of Lauder, and 20 mi southeast of the centre of Edinburgh, yet in a quiet rural position. Oxton is situated 5 miles east of Hodge Cairn.
Hodge Cairn
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.75253° or 55° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.9272° or 2° 55′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7VQ33F+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 8146966320OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31106849
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Highlights include Shank Wood and Shankend Wood.
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