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Kirkton

Kirkton is a village in the area of , off the A6088, near . Grid Ref. NT5413. It is a former parish, amalgamated into the parish of Cavers in 1895.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Kirkton, Scottish Borders”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkton Church and Cavers Castle.

Church
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Cavers House, is a ruined tower house located at Cavers, Scottish Borders, Scotland. was a much extended tower house of the Douglas family dating back to the 15th or 16th century, and built upon the site of an earlier stronghold of the Balliols.

Memorial
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnfoot and Hawick.

Quarter
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a housing estate just east of the A7, in the northern part of , by the Boonraw Burn, in the area of . and were also villages surrounding Hawick. is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirkton.

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , midway along the historic route from Carlisle to Edinburgh, with a population of 10,630 in 2020. The main reason to come is to explore the hills and forests above the town.

Quarter
is a parish in the area of , comprising the part of north of the . Formerly a separate burgh, it was merged with the burgh of Hawick in the 19th century. is situated 2½ miles west of Kirkton.

Kirkton

Latitude
55.41676° or 55° 25′ 0″ north
Longitude
-2.72848° or 2° 43′ 43″ west
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
Open location code
9C7VC78C+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2455469761
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645221
Wiki­data ID
Q6415846
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In Other Languages

From Basque to French—“Kirkton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kirkton”
  • Dutch: “Kirkton, Scottish Borders”
  • French: “Kirkton”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper Tofts and Cavers Knowes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkton Parish Church and Kirkton Schoolhouse.

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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 “Kirkton”. Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.