Peniel Heugh and Waterloo Monument

A hill with a monument to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo on its summit.

Peniel Heugh, which means "hill-hill-slope" in a combination of Cumbric (Old Welsh), Anglo-Saxon and Old Scandinavian, is the site of a long dead volcanic extrusion. A wall of comprised of boulders on its summit once enclosed a fortified settlement of the Early Historic (Dark Age) period. This settlement was located on this site to guard the Roman road, Dere Street in the centuries after the Romans had abandoned Britain and Anglian invaders had penetrated this area from the south. The 48 metre (150 foot)tower on the summit of the hil was built between 1817 and 1824, to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo (1815). Please note there is no access to the tower.

Dent, J and McDonald, R, 2001. Heritage Sites in the Borders.