Stobo

Stobo is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Stobo is situated nearby to the locality Easter Knowe, as well as near the hamlet Hallyne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stobo Kirk and Dawyck Botanic Garden.

Stobo Kirk

Church

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stobo Kirk is an ancient church of the Church of Scotland. It is dedicated to St Mungo and is situated near the B712 off the A72 just 6 miles south-west of Peebles in the ancient county of Peeblesshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council area.

Dawyck Botanic Garden

Garden

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Dawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum covering 25 hectares at Stobo on the B712, 8 miles south-west of Peebles in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, OS ref. Dawyck Botanic Garden is situated 2 miles southwest of Stobo.

Lyne Kirk

Church

Photo: adam sommerville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lyne Kirk is an ancient and historic kirk or church, of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on top of a mound adjacent to the A72 trunk route 4.5 miles west of Peebles in the ancient county of Peeblesshire, now in the Scottish Borders area, and governed by the Scottish Borders Council. Lyne Kirk is situated 2 miles north of Stobo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bellspool and Lyne.

Bellspool

Locality

Bellspool is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to Drumelzier, Hopcarton and Kingledoors… Bellspool is situated 2 miles southwest of Stobo.

Lyne

Locality

Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lyne is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles west of the market town of Peebles; it lies off the A72, in the old county of Peeblesshire and has an area of about 4 square miles. Lyne is situated 2½ miles northeast of Stobo.

Drumelzier

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drumelzier, is a village and civil parish on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Stanhope and Kingledoors. Drumelzier is situated 3½ miles southwest of Stobo.

Stobo

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Categories: village and locality
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.62617° or 55° 37′ 34″ north

Longitude

-3.29898° or 3° 17′ 56″ west

Elevation

591 feet (180 metres)

Open location code

9C7RJPG2+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8467243138

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2636899

Wikidata ID

Q56919114

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