Burnswark Hillfort
Burnswark Hillfort is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Burnswark Hillfort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Roman Camp, as well as near Burnswark, Settlement.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burnswark Hill and Purdomstone Reservoir.
Burnswark Hill
Peak
Burnswark Hill, to the east of the A74 between Ecclefechan and Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, is a prominent flat-topped hill, composed of basalt deposited some 300 million years ago as a local flow of lava.
Purdomstone Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purdomstone Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Burnswark Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ecclefechan and Lockerbie.
Ecclefechan
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border. Ecclefechan is situated 2½ miles south of Burnswark Hillfort.
Lockerbie
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 4190 in 2020. It's on the road and railway between Carlisle and Glasgow, and grew up as a "planned town" from the 18th century.
Eaglesfield
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire in the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Eaglesfield is situated 4 miles southeast of Burnswark Hillfort.
Burnswark Hillfort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.09642° or 55° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.27646° or 3° 16′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7R3PWF+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1031711503OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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