Eildon Hill

Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the , overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: range of three hills in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Eildon Hill North Hillfort”, “Eildon Hills”, and “The Eildons”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eildon Hill North and Priorwood Garden.

Peak
Photo: Jenny Gumbrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a garden in Melrose in the area of . The garden contains an apple orchard of unusual apple trees. The flower garden is planted to supply the best samples for dry flower arrangements. is situated 1 mile northwest of Eildon Hill.

Library
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is situated 1 mile northwest of Eildon Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melrose and Newstead.

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is a town in the Region of southern , with a population of 2,510 in 2016. It's nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, and service town for the Borders General Hospital.

Village
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is a village in the , about 1+1⁄4 miles east of . It has a population of approximately 260, according to the 2001 census.

Village
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is a village in the Roxburghshire area of the , situated 3 miles south of Melrose, 2 miles west of and tucked in the shadow of the Eildon Hills, .

Eildon Hill

Latitude
55.58707° or 55° 35′ 14″ north
Longitude
-2.70854° or 2° 42′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C7VH7PR+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1058276364
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3049397
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Eildon Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Eildon Hills”
  • Dutch: “Eildon Hill”
  • Dutch: “Eildon Hills”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تلال ايلدون”
  • Finnish: “Eildon Hill”
  • French: “Eildon Hill”
  • Japanese: “アイルドン・ヒル”
  • Japanese: “エイルドン・ヒル”
  • Japanese: “エイルドン丘陵”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eildon Hill”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eildon Hill”
  • Norwegian: “Eildon Hill”
  • Persian: “تپه ایلدون”
  • Russian: “Эйлдон Хилл”
  • Swedish: “Eildon Hills”
  • Venetian: “Eildon Hills”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fox Covert and Old Wood.

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