Thowliestane Hill

Thowliestane Hill is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Thowliestane Hill is situated nearby to the peak Burnet Knowe, as well as near Scurrie Knowe.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Beirstane” and “Kale Water”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chatto Craig.

Chatto Craig

Peak

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chatto Craig is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles south of Thowliestane Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hownam and Mowhaugh.

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.

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 3½ miles east of Thowliestane Hill.

Morebattle

Village

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

Morebattle is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6401, seven miles south of Kelso, Scottish Borders, beside the Kale Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. Morebattle is situated 3½ miles north of Thowliestane Hill.

Thowliestane Hill

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

55.46708° or 55° 28′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.37292° or 2° 22′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C7VFJ8G+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 189200173

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31105648

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thowliestane Hill and Burnet Knowe.

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