Burncastle
Burncastle is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Burncastle is situated nearby to the peak Dabshead Hill, as well as near the archaeological site Dabshead Fort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thirlestane Castle.
Thirlestane Castle
Museum
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. Thirlestane Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Burncastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Addinston and Lauder.
Addinston
Hamlet
Addinston is a farming village, off the A697, close to the Carfraemill roundabout, with two hill forts and settlements, in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.
Lauder
Village
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The former Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders in the historic county of Berwickshire. On the Southern Upland Way, the burgh lies 27 miles southeast of Edinburgh, on the western edge of the Lammermuir Hills. Lauder is situated 2½ miles south of Burncastle.
Oxton
Village
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Oxton is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. It is 4+1⁄2 miles north of Lauder, and 20 mi southeast of the centre of Edinburgh, yet in a quiet rural position. Oxton is situated 3 miles west of Burncastle.
Burncastle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7569° or 55° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.73486° or 2° 44′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7VQ748+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 231330169OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31107096
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