Eildon Hill
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Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak. The 422
Eildon Hill North, with Eildon Village in the foreground
The three peaks of Eildon Hill seen from Scott's View
Trimontium (Newstead)
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Trimontium was a Roman fort complex located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, beneath the three Eildon Hills which almost certainly gave it its name.
Eildon Hill
…capital of the Selgovae, who lived in upper Tweeddale prior to the arrival of the Romans. In the 1st century AD the Roman army built the massive fort of Trimontium at Newstead, named after the three peaks, at the foot of the hill on the bank of the River Tweed. In association with this fort they constructed a…
Site of Trimontium with the three peaks of the Eildon Hills in the background
Roman roads and settlements 84 AD
The Roman amphitheatre at Trimontium, with the modern Leaderfoot Viaduct behind
A bronze helmet found at Newstead near the Newstead Helmet