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Crooks (site of)

Alternative names for Crooks

Ye Crookes

Where is Crooks?

Crooks is in the parish of Westerkirk and the county of Dumfriesshire.

Grid reference: NY 296 921

Lat / long: 55.218092, -3.1080852

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OS Map for Crooks

OS map 323
Eskdale & Castle O’er Forest (Langholm, Canonbie & Gretna Green)
OS Explorer map 323


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Weather at Crooks

13°C
max 13°C / min 13°C
9km/h E
1017mb
57%
15%
03:53 20:24

Few clouds
Weather observed at Langholm at 17:30
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References (websites)

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Castles near Crooks

Watsterkers (site of)

0.5km away

Bogle Walls (possible)

0.9km away

Dandy Baities' Tower (site of)

1.3km away

Shiel (site of)

1.4km away

Knockholme Tower (site of)

2.2km away

Burnfoot Tower (site of)

2.8km away

Westerhall

3.7km away

Bombie (site of)

4.2km away

Glendinning (site of)

4.4km away
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Ancient sites near Crooks

Cadgill cursus

17.7km away

Lochbrow cursus

20.1km away

The Dod souterrain

22.5km away

Ninestane Rig stone circle

22.7km away

Black Rig standing stone

22.7km away

Trailflat cursus

25.5km away

Peat Rig standing stone

32.0km away

Gallaberry cursus

34.2km away

Holm cursus

35.5km away
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Pictish stones near Crooks

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

26.1km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

78.9km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

81.2km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

81.2km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

81.6km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

92.0km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

104.9km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

104.9km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

105.2km away
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Pictish sites near Crooks

Whitecleugh silver chain

55.8km away

Borland silver chain

58.9km away

Whitlaw silver chain

59.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

59.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

83.9km away

Haddington silver chain

84.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

87.6km away

Norrie's Law hoard

115.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

201.4km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Crooks

Mosspaul Inn
hotelHawick
12.9km away
The Cross Keys Hotel, Canonbie
hotel, barCanonbie
18.6km away
Best Western Dryfesdale Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLockerbie
18.7km away
Liddesdale Hotel
hotelNewcastleton
19.2km away
Days Inn Lockerbie (Annandale Water)
hotelLockerbie
19.2km away
Kirkconnel Hall Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEcclefechan
19.8km away
Queens Hotel, Lockerbie
hotelLockerbie
19.8km away
Ecclefechan Hotel
hotelEcclefechan
20.2km away
Dumcrieff House
self-catering, castleMoffat
22.5km away
Marchbankwood House
hotelBeattock
22.9km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Crooks

The Cross Keys Hotel, Canonbie
hotel, barCanonbie
18.6km away
Best Western Dryfesdale Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLockerbie
18.7km away
Kirkconnel Hall Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEcclefechan
19.8km away
Annandale Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
24.9km away
Best Western Moffat House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
25.0km away
Hetland Hall Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barCarrutherstown
28.4km away
Tibbie Shiels Inn
hotel, bar, restaurant, campsiteSelkirk
29.0km away
Johnstons of Elgin Eastmill Café
caféHawick
31.5km away
Premier Inn Dumfries
hotel, restaurantDumfries
33.0km away
Best Western Station Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDumfries
35.5km 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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