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Waterloo Monument

The Waterloo Monument near in the is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original designed by William Burn collapsed.
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Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Waterloo monument in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Penielheugh Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peniel Heugh and Baron’s Folly, Down Law.

Peak
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is a hill near and Nisbet in the area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument. It was also the site of an Iron Age hillfort.

Historic site
Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic site, which is situated 1 mile west of Waterloo Monument.

Residential building
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the near in the area of Scotland. is situated 1 mile south of Waterloo Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nisbet and Ancrum.

Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet on the B6400, in Roxburghshire, along the , in the area of . It is located 5.5 kilometres north of and 5 kilometres south of Roxburgh.

Village
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is a village in the area of , 5 km northwest of . The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through . lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the . is situated 2 miles southwest of Waterloo Monument.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the A698, in Teviotdale, 4m east of in the area of , in the historic county of Roxburghshire. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Waterloo Monument.

Waterloo Monument

Latitude
55.52924° or 55° 31′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.55022° or 2° 33′ 1″ west
Height
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9C7VGCHX+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131879062
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7974258
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waterloo Monument”. Photo: Ozo, Public domain.