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Lanton

Lanton is a village in the area of , near and , off the A698.
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  • Type: Village with 100 residents
  • Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Lanton, Scottish Borders”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Timpendean Tower and Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near Lanton, around 1.5 miles north-west of in the .

Courthouse
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, formerly County Buildings, is a judicial building in the Market Square in in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category B listed building. is situated 2 miles southeast of Lanton.

Town hall
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Jedburgh Public Hall known as is a listed building in the centre of Jedburgh opposite the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. It was opened in 1900 as the town's principal public building. It overlooks a large car park which is beside the A68. is situated 2 miles southeast of Lanton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancrum and Jedburgh.

Village
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is a village in the area of , 5 km northwest of . The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through . lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the . is situated 2 miles north of Lanton.

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is a town in the , ten miles north of the border with England. It's best known for its ruined abbey, while the countryside around is dotted with turrets and towerhouses from the medieval days of banditry.

Village
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is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the area of . The hamlet lies on the east side of the , which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lanton.

Lanton

Latitude
55.48848° or 55° 29′ 19″ north
Longitude
-2.60125° or 2° 36′ 5″ west
Population
100
Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)
Open location code
9C7VF9QX+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1444694105
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2644879
Wiki­data ID
Q6487625
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Lanton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lanton”
  • Catalan: “Lanton”
  • Dutch: “Lanton”
  • French: “Lanton”
  • German: “Lanton”
  • Swedish: “Lanton, Skottland”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lantonhall and Lantonhill Farm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lanton Community Garden and Dukes Strip.

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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 “Lanton”. Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.