Burnswark, Settlement

Burnswark, Settlement is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Burnswark, Settlement is situated nearby to the peak Burnswark Hill, as well as near the archaeological site Roman Camp.

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 east of Burnswark, Settlement.

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, Settlement.

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, Settlement.

Burnswark, Settlement

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

55.09291° or 55° 5′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.2797° or 3° 16′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C7R3PVC+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1476847275

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnswark Hillfort and Roman Camp.

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