The Garleton Hills, in East Lothian

East Lothian

East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....

, Scotland

Scotland

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, are a range of igneous hills, to the north of Haddington

Haddington, East Lothian

The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the 6th...

, formed largely from Carboniferous

Carboniferous

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 tuffs and trachytic lavas. Although the highest point is only 590 feet (179.8 m), the hills are conspicuous throughout the county. The western spur is crowned by the Hopetoun Monument

Hopetoun Monument

The Hopetoun Monument is a monument in the Garleton Hills, near Camptoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is tall. Situated on Byres Hill near Haddington, the monument was erected in 1824 in memory of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun . The foundation stone was laid on May 3, 1824...

 to John, 4th Earl of Hopetoun

John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun

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, who commanded the British Army

British Army

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 in the Peninsular War

Peninsular War

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, after the death of Sir John Moore at Corunna

A Coruña

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. The hills are located at .

The hills are a Site of Special Scientific Interest

Site of Special Scientific Interest

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. Barnes Castle

Barnes Castle

Barnes Castle is an unfinished castle, with a number of defensive banks, on the slope of the Garleton Hills, located north-east of Haddington and close to Athelstaneford in East Lothian, Scotland...

 is built on south, while Garleton Castle

Garleton Castle

Garleton Castle is a courtyard castle, dating from the sixteenth century, about north of Haddington, just north of the Garleton Hills in East Lothian, Scotland.-Structure:...

is on the north slopes.