Broom Hill
Broom Hill is an archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Broom Hill is situated nearby to the archaeological site Shaw,rectangular enclosure 800m NNW of,on bank of Coates Burn, as well as near the peak Matthew’s Hill.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Broom Hill Fort”, “Broomhill”, and “Cacrabank Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland.
Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland
Church
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland is situated 1 mile southeast of Broom Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnstonebridge and Millhousebridge.
Johnstonebridge
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnstonebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is roughly halfway between Moffat and Lockerbie, and lies on the A74 motorway. The Annandale Water Services on the motorway are in Johnstonebridge; prior to the construction of the motorway there were services on the old A74 road there, one to serve each direction of the road. Johnstonebridge is situated 3½ miles west of Broom Hill.
Millhousebridge
Hamlet
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Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Millhousebridge is centrally located between Lochmaben and Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway. Millhousebridge is situated 5 miles southwest of Broom Hill.
Applegarthtown
Hamlet
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Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie. Applegarthtown is situated 6 miles southwest of Broom Hill.
Broom Hill
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.21151° or 55° 12′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.33093° or 3° 19′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C7R6M69+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 374532465OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31060662
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