Friar’s Nose
Friar’s Nose is an archaeological site in Scotland, United Kingdom. Friar’s Nose is situated nearby to the river Whiteadder Water, as well as near the peak Cranshaws.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kilmade Burn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whiteadder Reservoir and Gamelshiel Castle.
Whiteadder Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Whiteadder Reservoir is a reservoir in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills, 11 miles north west of Duns in the Scottish Borders, and five miles south east of Garvald.
Gamelshiel Castle
Ruins
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiteadder Reservoir is a reservoir in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills, 11 miles north west of Duns in the Scottish Borders, and five miles south east of Garvald. Gamelshiel Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Friar’s Nose.
Cranshaws Parish Church
Church
Photo: Eastlothian4th, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cranshaws Parish Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Friar’s Nose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cranshaws and Longformacus.
Cranshaws
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cranshaws is a village on the B6355 road, near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire. Of Cranshaws Castle only the tower remains, at Cranshaws Farm on Cranshaws Hill. Cranshaws is situated 2 miles southeast of Friar’s Nose.
Longformacus
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longformacus is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is around 10 kilometres north-west of Duns, in the Lammermuir Hills. Longformacus is situated 4 miles southeast of Friar’s Nose.
Abbey St Bathans
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbey St Bathans is a parish in the Lammermuir district of Berwickshire, in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders. Unique in its topography, it is situated in a long winding steep wooded valley that follows the Whiteadder Water. Abbey St Bathans is situated 6 miles east of Friar’s Nose.
Friar’s Nose
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86017° or 55° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.53751° or 2° 32′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7VVF66+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 253120304OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31097043
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