Peniel Heugh, hill fort
Peniel Heugh, hill fort is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Peniel Heugh, hill fort is situated nearby to Waterloo Monument, as well as near the forest Victoria Clump.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law
Historic site
Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law is a historic site, which is situated 1 mile west of Peniel Heugh, hill fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nisbet and Ancrum.
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.
Ancrum
Village
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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 Peniel Heugh, hill fort.
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 2½ miles southeast of Peniel Heugh, hill fort.
Peniel Heugh, hill fort
- 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
55.52919° or 55° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.55038° or 2° 33′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C7VGCHX+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 966709946OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Clump and Curries Clump.
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