Peniel Heugh
Encyclopedia
Peniel Heugh is a hill near Ancrum
and Nisbet
in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument
.
Places nearby include Bonjedward
, Crailing
, Jedburgh
, Monteviot
House, Roxburgh
.
The Roman Heritage Way
and St. Cuthbert's Way
pass by the heugh and the monument.
Ancrum
Ancrum is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of Jedburgh and south of St Boswells....
and Nisbet
Nisbet, Roxburghshire
Nisbet is a small village on the B6400, in Roxburghshire, along the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located north of Jedburgh and south of Roxburgh....
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument
Waterloo Monument
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....
.
Places nearby include Bonjedward
Bonjedward
Bonjedward is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, two miles north of Jedburgh where the River Teviot joins the River Tweed.The village stands on a ridge of land formed by the approach of the Teviot and Jed Water towards their junction...
, Crailing
Crailing
Crailing is a village on the A698, in Teviotdale, 4m east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.Places nearby include Ancrum, Crailinghall, Eckford, Hownam, Kelso, Nisbet, Roxburghshire, the Oxnam Water, the River Teviot.Rory Bremner bought Crailing House...
, Jedburgh
Jedburgh
Jedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...
, Monteviot
Monteviot
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....
House, Roxburgh
Roxburgh (village)
Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Other places nearby include Ednam, Heiton, Maxton, Morebattle, Smailholm, Sprouston and Stichill,The Borders Abbeys Way passes through the village....
.
The Roman Heritage Way
Roman Heritage Way
The Roman Heritage Way is a long-distance path in England and Scotland. It covers parts of Cumbria, Northumberland, the Scottish Borders, and Tyneside.The Way was developed from sections of the Hadrian's Wall Path, the Pennine Way, Dere Street, the St...
and St. Cuthbert's Way
St. Cuthbert's Way
St Cuthbert's Way is a long-distance trail between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, England.It is part of the European walking route E2....
pass by the heugh and the monument.
External links
- CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Peniel Heugh
- RCAHMS record of Peniel Heugh
- Scottish Borders Council: Jedburgh Local Cycling Trails
- Geograph image: Iron Age Fort on Peniel Heugh
- Geograph image: The Waterloo Monument on Peniel Heugh
Sources
- Parkhouse, G (2006), 'Peniel heugh, Scottish Borders (Crailing parish), fieldwalking', Dorchester