Traquair
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Traquair House and Robert Smail’s Printing Works, 5, 7 And 9 High Street, Innerleithen.
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.
Robert Smail’s Printing Works, 5, 7 And 9 High Street, Innerleithen
Museum
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Robert Smail’s Printing Works, 5, 7 And 9 High Street, Innerleithen is a museum.
Walkerburn War Memorial
Memorial
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Walkerburn War Memorial is situated 2½ miles northeast of Traquair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Innerleithen and Walkerburn.
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.
Walkerburn
Village
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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. Walkerburn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Traquair.
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 3 miles northwest of Traquair.
Traquair
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.6009° or 55° 36′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.06364° or 3° 3′ 49″ westElevation
522 feet (159 metres)Open location code
9C7RJW2P+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 255260678OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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