Maiden Paps
Maiden Paps is a heath in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Maiden Paps is situated nearby to the peak Scaw’d Law, as well as near Berry Knowe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maiden Paps and Whitrope Siding.
Maiden Paps
Peak
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Maiden Paps are twin hills near Hawick, in the Scottish Borders of the south east of Scotland, so named because they have the shape of human breasts.
Whitrope Siding
Railway station
Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whitrope Siding was a trailing short siding or spur off the "up" line, an associated trailing cross-over between up and down lines, a pair of railway cottages and a signal box on the Waverley Line or Waverley Route. Whitrope Siding is situated 2 miles southeast of Maiden Paps.
Whitrope Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitrope Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Maiden Paps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ninestane Rig and Hermitage.
Ninestane Rig
Locality
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ninestane Rig is a small stone circle in Scotland near the English border. Located in Roxburghshire, near to Hermitage Castle, it was probably made between 2000 BC and 1250 BC, during the Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Ninestane Rig is situated 3½ miles south of Maiden Paps.
Hermitage
Hamlet
Hermitage is a village near Newcastleton, on the B6399, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Hermitage is situated 4 miles south of Maiden Paps.
Saughtree
Hamlet
Saughtree is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders at the junction of the B6357 and an unnamed road from Kielder village in Northumberland, England. It is at the confluence of the Liddel Water and Dawston Burn, in Liddesdale. Saughtree is situated 5 miles southeast of Maiden Paps.
Maiden Paps
- Type: Heath
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.31293° or 55° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.78853° or 2° 47′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7V8676+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1491662660OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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