Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Blackcastle

Blackcastle, the northern summit (917 feet) of Cocklaw Hill (1046), in Innerwick parish, E Haddingtonshire. It takes its name from remains of an ancient fort.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "the northern summit of Cocklaw Hill"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountain summits")
Administrative units: Innerwick Parish       East Lothian County

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