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Corehead Tower (site of)

Alternative names for Corehead Tower

Corheade; Ye Corheade

Where is Corehead Tower?

Corehead Tower is in the parish of Moffat and the county of Dumfriesshire.

Grid reference: NT 072 124

Lat / long: 55.396737, -3.4667702

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OS Map for Corehead Tower

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Moffat & St Mary’s Loch (Megget Reservoir)
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Directions to Corehead Tower

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Weather at Corehead Tower

11°C
max 11°C / min 11°C
9km/h NNE
1015mb
95%
100%
03:31 20:56

Moderate rain
Weather observed at Moffat at 04:55
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References (websites)

Canmore
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Castles near Corehead Tower

Granton motte (possible)

2.7km away

Raecleugh Tower

3.4km away

Mellingshaw Tower

5.1km away

Blacklaw Tower

6.0km away

Fruid Castle (site of)

6.6km away

Carterhope (site of)

6.7km away

Auldton Mote

6.9km away

Frenchland Tower

7.6km away

Roundstonefoot (site of)

7.8km away
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Ancient sites near Corehead Tower

Menzion standing stones

11.6km away

Giant's Stone, Tweedsmuir standing stones

11.7km away

Oliver Castle fort

12.9km away

Hearthstane standing stones

14.2km away

Harehill Knowe cairn

22.2km away

Henry's Brae fort

22.7km away

Merlin's Grave (site of) (possible) cist

23.0km away

Whitslade souterrain

23.0km away

Tinnis Castle fort

23.1km away
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Pictish stones near Corehead Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

36.5km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

63.7km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

63.7km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

63.7km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

73.9km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

82.0km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

87.2km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

88.3km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

88.7km away
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Pictish sites near Corehead Tower

Whitecleugh silver chain

27.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

33.3km away

Borland silver chain

33.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

55.5km away

Haddington silver chain

75.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

80.8km away

Hoardweel silver chain

86.1km away

Norrie's Law hoard

100.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

190.8km away
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Accommodation near Corehead Tower

Best Western Moffat House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
7.1km away
Balmoral Hotel, Moffat
hotelMoffat
7.2km away
Annandale Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
7.2km away
Ladyknowe Apartment
self-catering apartmentMoffat
7.4km away
Lochhouse Tower
self-catering, castleMoffat
9.1km away
Dumcrieff House
self-catering, castleMoffat
9.3km away
Marchbankwood House
hotelBeattock
12.4km away
Abington Hotel
hotel, restaurantAbington
17.9km away
Tibbie Shiels Inn
hotel, bar, restaurant, campsiteSelkirk
18.7km away
Days Inn Abington
hotelAbington
18.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Corehead Tower

Best Western Moffat House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
7.1km away
Annandale Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
7.2km away
Abington Hotel
hotel, restaurantAbington
17.9km away
Tibbie Shiels Inn
hotel, bar, restaurant, campsiteSelkirk
18.7km away
Tinto House Hotel
hotel, restaurantBiggar
24.7km away
Dawyck Café
caféStobo
24.7km away
Elphinstone Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBiggar
25.6km away
Stobo Castle
hotel, restaurantStobo
26.2km away
Trigony Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantThornhill
26.3km away
Shieldhill Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBiggar
28.7km away
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Published on the 21st of December 2011 at 12:11 am. Updated on the 21st of December 2011 at 8:11 am.

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