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Macbiehill (site of)

Macbiehill House, built by William Burn in 1835, incorporated parts of an old tower house. It was demolished in the 1950s and nothing now remains.

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Alternative names for Macbiehill

Macbiehill House

Where is Macbiehill?

Macbiehill is in the parish of Newlands and the county of Peeblesshire.

Grid reference:NT 18449 51453

Lat / long:55.749551,-3.3007618

OS Map for Macbiehill

Pentland Hills (Penicuik & West Linton)
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Directions to Macbiehill

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Weather at Macbiehill

3°C
max 5°C / min 1°C

9km/h S
1015mb
80%
100%
05:55 18:41

Light rain
Weather observed at West Linton at 05:19

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Macbiehill

Ancient sites near Macbiehill

Harestanes stone circle

9.3km away

Sheriff Muir standing stone

11.6km away

Cloyhouse Burn stone circle

11.8km away

Glencorse rock art

12.8km away

Bankend Plantation standing stone

13.0km away

Castle Law fort

13.2km away

Castle Law souterrain

13.2km away

Kirkton Manor standing stone

13.5km away

Stobo Mill stone circle

14.5km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Macbiehill

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

23.0km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

23.0km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

23.1km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

45.0km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

48.1km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

48.2km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

48.5km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

48.6km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

50.0km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Macbiehill

Borland silver chain

13.4km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

15.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

31.5km away

Haddington silver chain

39.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

46.2km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

48.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

60.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

60.9km away

Dunnicaer fort

150.6km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Macbiehill

Whitmuir The Organic Place

café, restaurantWest Linton

0.8km away

Barony Castle

hotel, restaurant, barPeebles

6.6km away

Horseshoe Inn

hotel, restaurantEddleston

7.2km away

Cringletie House

hotel, restaurant, barEddleston

8.6km away

Castle Venlaw Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barPeebles

12.3km away

County Inn

pubPeebles

12.9km away

Stobo Castle

hotel, restaurantStobo

14.8km away

Kailzie Gardens Restaurant

café, restaurantKailzie

16.1km away

Dawyck Café

caféStobo

16.3km away

Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa

hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona

16.5km away

more food.... / more drink....