Walkerburn
Walkerburn is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about 8 miles from Peebles and 10 miles from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne family.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include War Memorial, Galashiels Road, Walkerburn and Walkerburn War Memorial.
Traquair House
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Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. Whilst not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion. Traquair House is situated 2 miles southwest of Walkerburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Innerleithen and Traquair.
Innerleithen
Town
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Innerleithen is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. Innerleithen is situated 2 miles west of Walkerburn.
Traquair
Village
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Traquair is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346. Traquair is situated 2½ miles southwest of Walkerburn.
Cardrona
Village
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Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn. Cardrona is situated 3½ miles west of Walkerburn.
Walkerburn
- Type: Village with 700 residents
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62358° or 55° 37′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.01702° or 3° 1′ 1″ westPopulation
700Elevation
479 feet (146 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB WAUOpen location code
9C7RJXFM+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 255260679OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Walkerburn” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Walkerburn”
- Catalan: “Walkerburn”
- Cebuano: “Walkerburn”
- Dutch: “Walkerburn”
- French: “Walkerburn”
- German: “Walkerburn”
- Irish: “Allt an Fhùcadair”
- Italian: “Walkerburn”
- Persian: “والکربرون”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Allt an Fhùcadair”
- Spanish: “Walkerburn”
- Swedish: “Walkerburn”
- Welsh: “Walkerburn”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walkerburn Post Office and Walkerburn Public Hall.
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