Hugh’s Brae

Hugh’s Brae is a forest in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Hugh’s Brae is situated nearby to the hamlet Riddings, as well as near the village Canonbie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gilnockie Tower and Castra Exploratorum.

Gilnockie Tower

Castle

Photo: Farmer erik, Public domain.

Gilnockie Tower is a 17th-century tower house, located at the hamlet of Hollows, 2.2 km north of Canonbie, in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. The tower is situated on the west bank of the River Esk.

Castra Exploratorum

Archaeological site

Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castra Exploratorum was a Roman fort and associated substantial civil settlement now in the grounds of Netherby Hall, Cumbria. It was first built by Agricola during his conquest of the north in around 80 AD.

Hollows Mill

Watermill

Photo: Mac McCarron, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hollows Mill is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canonbie and Rowanburn.

Canonbie

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Canonbie is a small village in Dumfriesshire within the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, 6 miles south of Langholm and 2 miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border.

Rowanburn

Village

Photo: Brian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rowanburn is a hamlet in Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Located near Canonbie, it sits around 5 miles south-east of Langholm and about a mile from the Anglo-Scottish border.

Catlowdy

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Catlowdy is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It contains the Bessiestown Country Guest House. Its name derives possibly from "cack lady", a nickname for a nearby stream.

Hugh’s Brae

Type: Forest
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.0716° or 55° 4′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.9324° or 2° 55′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C7V33C9+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 901590496

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Riddings and Moat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brighton Plantation and Blackroots Wood.

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