Roxburgh

Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the , near in the area of . It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Rosbrog”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wallace’s Tower and Roxburgh Viaduct.

Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wallace's Tower is a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house, about 3 miles south west , , , in Roxburgh, west of the .

Bridge
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bridge.

Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Roxburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalemouth and Kelso.

Locality
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a place in the area of , where the joins the , near to , Cessford, , , and Roxburgh. is situated 2 miles south of Roxburgh.

Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small market town in the region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.

Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village located between the larger towns of and in the . The village is in close proximity to both the and its tributary the , and the A698 and the B6401 which run approximately parallel to the respective rivers. is situated 3 miles south of Roxburgh.

Roxburgh

Latitude
55.56855° or 55° 34′ 7″ north
Longitude
-2.47814° or 2° 28′ 41″ west
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB RXG
Open location code
9C7VHG9C+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 392813381
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639034
Wiki­data ID
Q7372393
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Roxburgh” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Roxburgh (udalerria)”
  • Basque: “Roxburgh”
  • Breton: “Rosbrog”
  • Dutch: “Roxburgh”
  • French: “Roxburgh”
  • German: “Roxburgh”
  • Irish: “Rosbrog”
  • Scots: “Rosbroch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rosbrog”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Roxburgh”
  • Swedish: “Roxburgh, Skottland”
  • “Rosbrog”
  • “Roxburgh”
  • “Roxburgh - Rosbrog”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Over Roxburgh and Roxburgh Mill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roxburgh Kirk and Roxburgh Train Station.

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