Hopetoun Monument
The Hopetoun Monument is a monument in the Garleton Hills, near Camptoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is 95 feet tall and is situated on Byres Hill near Haddington.Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tower
- Description: monument in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Byres Hill, Hopetoun Monument” and “Hopetoun Monument, Byres Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skid Hill and Chesters Hill Fort.
Skid Hill
Peak
Skid Hill is a 186 metres high hill of eastern Scotland, the highest of the Garleton Hills.
Chesters Hill Fort
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Chesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies on the north facing slope of the Drem hills, 1 mile south of the small village of Drem, 1+1⁄2 mi east of Ballencrieff Castle, 2+1⁄2 mi north of Haddington, and 2 mi west of Athelstaneford. Chesters Hill Fort is situated 1¼ miles north of Hopetoun Monument.
East Lothian Community Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Lothian Community Hospital is a hospital located on Station Road, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. The hospital is operated by NHS Lothian. East Lothian Community Hospital is situated 1½ miles south of Hopetoun Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garleton Hills and Haddington.
Garleton Hills
Locality
Photo: Taras, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Garleton Hills, in East Lothian, Scotland, are a range of igneous hills, to the north of Haddington.
Haddington
Photo: Achromatic, CC BY 3.0.
Haddington is a market town in East Lothian, 15 miles east of Edinburgh in central Scotland. It's the administrative centre of East Lothian council area, with a population of 10,360 in 2020.
Drem
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drem is a small village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh and is close to Haddington, North Berwick, Dirleton and Gullane. Drem is situated 2 miles north of Hopetoun Monument.
Hopetoun Monument
- Categories: monument, building, and historic site
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.97823° or 55° 58′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.80181° or 2° 48′ 7″ westHeight
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9C7VX5HX+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 169026694OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q5899975
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hopetoun Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hopetoun Monument”
- Italian: “Hopetoun Monument”
- Spanish: “Monumento de Hopetoun”
- Swedish: “Hopetoun Monument”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Byres Hill and The Steading Caravan Park.
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