12-554: The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo . It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot , after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed. The monument stands on Peniel Heugh , OS ref: NT 653263, a hill between Ancrum and Nisbet, Roxburghshire . It is on private land, but walkers may park at
24-579: A hill between Ancrum and Nisbet, Roxburghshire . It is on private land, but walkers may park at the Harestanes Visitor Centre and then follow the marked walk to the top of the hill. The tower can be climbed using a key which can be borrowed at a small cost from the Lothian Estates Office in nearby Bonjedward . Inside the monument is a spiral staircase with 226 steps leading to the wooden balcony which encircles
36-480: A residence here but the location is still being investigated. Much of the history of the area has been written about by Alexander Jeffrey in his paper to the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. There is also wider background information in his 4 volume work History and antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, from the most remote period to the present time . This latter work also has
48-697: A section on Ancrum. Two local landmarks which are visible from certain areas around the village are the Waterloo Monument and the Timpendean Tower . Ancrum sits in a loop in the Ale Water which is where the name derives from (crooked land on the Ale). The Ale joins the River Teviot just to the south which in turn then flows past Monteviot House . The area just north of the village
60-684: A temporary zip wire was erected at the monument as part of a fundraising event for the Anthony Nolan charity. The zip wire, built by Vertical Events, is believed to be the longest ever set up in the UK and was 1,500 feet (460 m) long. The monument underwent some renovation in May and June 2018 and was out-of-bounds for access. 55°31′45.22″N 2°33′00.7″W / 55.5292278°N 2.550194°W / 55.5292278; -2.550194 Ancrum Ancrum ( Scottish Gaelic : Alan Crom )
72-616: Is a village in the Borders area of Scotland , 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Jedburgh . The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles (11 km) further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot . The name of this place, anciently Alne-crumb,
84-530: Is derived from the situation of its village on a bend of the River Alne, now the Ale . There were formerly two villages distinguished by the appellations of Over Ancrum and Nether Ancrum , of the former of which nothing now remains. The principal event of historical importance is the Battle of Ancrum Moor , which originated in an attempt made in 1545, by Ralph Evers and Bryan Layton , to possess themselves of
96-543: The Harestanes Visitor Centre and then follow the marked walk to the top of the hill. The tower can be climbed using a key which can be borrowed at a small cost from the Lothian Estates Office in nearby Bonjedward . Inside the monument is a spiral staircase with 226 steps leading to the wooden balcony which encircles the top of the tower. The memorial at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium also has 226 steps. On 1 May 2011,
108-548: The lands of the Merse and Teviotdale , which had been conferred upon them by a grant of Henry VIII , king of England. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus , who had considerable property in that district, determined to resist the attempt, and a battle between his forces and those of the English took place on a moor about a mile and a half north of the village, in which the latter were defeated with great loss. In this conflict, both
120-424: The top of the tower. The memorial at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium also has 226 steps. On 1 May 2011, a temporary zip wire was erected at the monument as part of a fundraising event for the Anthony Nolan charity. The zip wire, built by Vertical Events, is believed to be the longest ever set up in the UK and was 1,500 feet (460 m) long. The monument underwent some renovation in May and June 2018 and
132-461: The villages of Ancrum were burnt to the ground; the village of Nether Ancrum was soon afterwards rebuilt, but of the other nothing remains but the ruins of one or two dilapidated houses. William J. Watson derived Ancrum from the river-name Alne + Cumbric crwm or Gaelic crom , meaning 'bend of the river Alne'. In the 13th century the Bishop of Glasgow William de Bondington had
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#1732782807086144-514: Was the site of the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545 when the village was substantially destroyed. Nether Ancrum became a burgh of barony in 1639. Waterloo Monument The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo . It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot , after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed. The monument stands on Peniel Heugh , OS ref: NT 653263,
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