Blackcastle Rings
Blackcastle Rings is a fort in Scotland, United Kingdom. Blackcastle Rings is situated nearby to the village Greenlaw and the hamlet Bedshiel.Notable Places in the Area
Greenlaw Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenlaw Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Greenlaw, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Greenlaw Town Hall is situated 2½ km southeast of Blackcastle Rings.
Greenlaw, Church Street, Greenlaw Parish Church
Church
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenlaw, Church Street, Greenlaw Parish Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Blackcastle Rings.
Localities in the Area
Greenlaw
Village
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Greenlaw is a town and civil parish situated in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills on Blackadder Water at the junction of the A697 and the A6105 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Greenlaw is situated 2½ km southeast of Blackcastle Rings.
Bedshiel
Hamlet
Bedshiel is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland on the B6456, six miles from Duns, two miles from Greenlaw, Longformacus and Westruther. Bedshiel is situated 3½ km north of Blackcastle Rings.
Westruther
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westruther is a village on the B6465, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the lower slopes of the Lammermuir Hills, in the former Berwickshire. Westruther is situated 6 km west of Blackcastle Rings.
Blackcastle Rings
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.72315° or 55° 43' 23" northLongitude
-2.48942° or 2° 29' 22" westOpen Location Code
9C7VPGF6+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 11172478656OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=fortBlackcastle Rings Satellite Map
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Landmarks in the Area
- Greenlaw MoorHeath, 1¼ km southeast
- Blackadder Caravan ParkMotorhome stopover, 2 km southeast
- Greenlaw Bowling ClubPitch, 2½ km southeast
- The GreenVillage green, 2½ km southeast
Places in the Area
- CrawleeResidence, 1½ km south
- BroomhillFarm, 2 km southeast
- RumbletonrigFarm, 2 km southwest
- RumbletonFarm, 2 km south
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