Whin Covert
Whin Covert is a heath in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Whin Covert is situated nearby to the peak Witches Knowe, as well as near the forest Long Belt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lamberton Parish Church and Lamberton Parish Church, Churchyard.
Lamberton Parish Church
Ruins
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lamberton Parish Church is a ruins, which is situated 1 mile east of Whin Covert.
Lamberton Parish Church, Churchyard
Cemetery
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lamberton Parish Church, Churchyard is a cemetery, which is situated 1 mile east of Whin Covert.
Halidon Hill
Peak
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halidon Hill is a summit, about 2 miles west of the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the border of England and Scotland. It reaches 600 feet high. The name of the hill indicates that it once had a fortification on its top. Halidon Hill is situated 2 miles southeast of Whin Covert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lamberton and Lamberton Skerrs.
Lamberton
Hamlet
Lamberton is a hilly, former landed estate in Berwickshire, Scotland, its eastern boundary being the North Sea. It is 4 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the Great North Road.
Lamberton Skerrs
Locality
Photo: Gator MacReady, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lamberton Skerrs is towards the southernmost point on the east coast of Scotland. It was the scene of a building known as the "Smuggler's Bothy" which was built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in about 1760 and stands on the cliffs overlooking the North Sea. Lamberton Skerrs is situated 1½ miles northeast of Whin Covert.
Foulden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foulden is a civil parish and village in the Berwickshire area of Scottish Borders, Scotland, situated not far above the Whiteadder Water, and 7 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Foulden is situated 1½ miles southwest of Whin Covert.
Whin Covert
- Type: Heath
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.80869° or 55° 48′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.07503° or 2° 4′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7VRW5F+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 876191706OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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