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<< Our Photo Pages >> Eildon Hill North - Hillfort in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by Antonine on Thursday, 07 September 2023  Page Views: 227

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Eildon Hill North
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Melrose
Map Ref: NT55453280
Latitude: 55.586791N  Longitude: 2.708333W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Eildon Hill North
Eildon Hill North submitted by Antonine : Photo taken from Scott’s View, August 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Scottish Borders

The Iron-Age Hillfort on the summit of Eildon Hill North was thought to be in use by the Romano-British Kingdom of Gododdin and a Roman Signal Station. It is the largest Hillfort in Scotland and has signs of settlement back to the Bronze Age.
canmore.org.uk/site/55668/eildon-hill-north
The Eildon Hills are also the setting for the story of Thomas the Rhymer and his journey into the realm of Faerie. Thomas, Laird of Ercildoune, was a real person who lived in the 13th century. The ruins of his tower can be seen at Earlston.
A horse trader, Canonbie Dick, claimed to have sold a horse to an old man, whom he followed to a cave inside what is now known as Little Hill on the southwest edge of the Eildon Hills. Inside lay the sleeping King Arthur and his Knights who were being provided horses by the old man. Some say the old man was Thomas the Rhymer.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT5532 : Eildon Hill North by Ian S
by Ian S
©2020(licence)
NT5532 : Summit of Eildon Hill North by G Laird
by G Laird
©2008(licence)
NT5532 : Eildon Hills by Sarah Charlesworth
by Sarah Charlesworth
©2008(licence)
NT5532 : Eildon Hill North by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2015(licence)
NT5532 : View from Eildon Hill North to Eildon Mid Hill by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
©2023(licence)

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