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Newark Castle

Newark Tower is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of , in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of in the .
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Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: tower house in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Newark Castle, Selkirkshire”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bowhill House.

Building
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic house near at in the area of Scotland. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association, and is one of the homes of the Duke of Buccleuch. is situated 1 mile south of Newark Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selkirk and Ashiestiel.

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in the , with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.

Locality
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the area of , in the Parish of , on the south side of the River Tweed, 4m east of . is situated 3½ miles north of Newark Castle.

Village
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village situated in the region of , 7 miles from the nearby town of . It sits on the B7009 road, which follows the Ettrick Water south-west from , along the Ettrick Valley as far as Tushielaw. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Newark Castle.

Newark Castle

Latitude
55.55478° or 55° 33′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.91973° or 2° 55′ 11″ west
Elevation
531 feet (162 metres)
Open location code
9C7VH33J+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 185414185
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2641732
Wiki­data ID
Q2100417
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Newark Castle” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Newark Castle”. Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.