Butterhole Hill
Butterhole Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 705 feet. Butterhole Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Whinnyhill, as well as near the locality Bauldie’s Brae.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pict’s Knowe and National Museum of Costume.
Pict’s Knowe
Archaeological site
Pict's Knowe is a henge monument in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of a small group of henge monuments around Dumfries which includes Broadlea henge near Annan.
National Museum of Costume
Museum
Photo: MaryPoppins1978, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland.
Abbey of Dulce Cor
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles south of Dumfries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dumfries and New Abbey.
Dumfries
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries.
Butterhole Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 705 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0129° or 55° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.6433° or 3° 38′ 36″ westElevation
705 feet (215 metres)Open location code
9C7R2974+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 8251806412OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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