Crag Wood Hillfort
Crag Wood Hillfort is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Crag Wood Hillfort is situated nearby to the peak Peniel Heugh, as well as near Waterloo Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peniel Heugh and Waterloo Monument.
Peniel Heugh
Peak
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peniel Heugh is a hill near Ancrum and Nisbet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument. It was also the site of an Iron Age hillfort.
Waterloo Monument
Monument
Photo: Ozo, Public domain.
The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed. Waterloo Monument is situated 1,400 feet west of Crag Wood Hillfort.
Monteviot House
Residential building
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the River Teviot near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Monteviot House is situated 1 mile southwest of Crag Wood Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nisbet and Crailing.
Nisbet
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nisbet is a small hamlet on the B6400, in Roxburghshire, along the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located 5.5 kilometres north of Jedburgh and 5 kilometres south of Roxburgh.
Crailing
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crailing is a village on the A698, in Teviotdale, 4m east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Roxburghshire. Crailing is situated 2 miles southeast of Crag Wood Hillfort.
Ancrum
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancrum is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, 5 km northwest of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot. Ancrum is situated 2 miles southwest of Crag Wood Hillfort.
Crag Wood Hillfort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.52847° or 55° 31′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.54336° or 2° 32′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7VGFH4+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 966709938OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peniel Heugh, hill fort and Victoria Clump.
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