Newbigging HIllfort

Newbigging HIllfort is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Newbigging HIllfort is situated nearby to the peak Whitchesters Hill, as well as near the forest Whitchesters Haugh Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Branxholme Castle and Stobs railway station.

Branxholme Castle

Dwelling

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Branxholme Castle is a five-storey tower at Branxholme, about 3 miles south-west of Hawick in the Borders region of Scotland. Branxholme Castle is situated 1 mile north of Newbigging HIllfort.

Stobs railway station

Dwelling

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stobs railway station served the hamlet of Barnes, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1862 to 1969 on the Border Union Railway. Stobs railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Newbigging HIllfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newmill-on-Teviot and Wilton Dean.

Newmill-on-Teviot

Hamlet

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newmill-on-Teviot, commonly called Newmill, is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders, 7 kilometres south of Hawick on the River Teviot. The remains of Allanmouth Tower, a 16th-century tower house, lie to the south-east of the settlement.

Wilton Dean

Quarter

Wilton Dean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the Cala Burn, and close to the River Teviot. Along with Stirches and Burnfoot, Scottish Borders, Wilton Dean is now often considered to be a suburb of Hawick which is situated very close to the village. Wilton Dean is situated 3 miles northeast of Newbigging HIllfort.

Hawick

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders, midway along the historic route from Carlisle to Edinburgh, with a population of 10,630 in 2020. The main reason to come is to explore the hills and forests above the town.

Newbigging HIllfort

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

55.38378° or 55° 23′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.84139° or 2° 50′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C7V95M5+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1485103060

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include Whitchesters Hill and Whitchesters Haugh Plantation.

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