Camp Tops

Camp Tops is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Camp Tops is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hayhope Knowe, as well as near the peak White Know.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Camp Tops Fort” and “Cock Law”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Windy Gyle.

Windy Gyle

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Windy Gyle is a mountain in the Cheviot Hills range, on the border between England and Scotland. Like the other hills in the area, it is rounded and grass-covered. Windy Gyle is situated 1½ miles south of Camp Tops.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mowhaugh and Barrow Burn.

Mowhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mowhaugh is a hamlet and farm steading near the Calroust Burn and the Bowmont Water, near Morebattle, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former Roxburghshire. It is situated about 5 miles from the Anglo-Scottish Border. Mowhaugh is situated 3 miles northwest of Camp Tops.

Barrow Burn

Hamlet

Photo: John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barrowburn is a hamlet in Upper Coquetdale in the county of Northumberland, England. It comprises a working farm with associated buildings and two holiday lets. Barrow Burn is situated 4½ miles south of Camp Tops.

Hownam

Village

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hownam or Hounam is a small village and parish situated 8 miles east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border, within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire. Hownam is situated 5 miles west of Camp Tops.

Camp Tops

Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.4554° or 55° 27′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.22168° or 2° 13′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C7VFQ4H+58

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136079980

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31105837

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hayhope Knowe and White Know.

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