The Hirsel
The Hirsel is a Category A Listed stately home near Coldstream, Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders council area. It has been a seat of the Earls of Home since 1611, and the principal seat following the destruction of Hume Castle during the mid-17th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Wark on Tweed Castle and Coldstream Library.
Wark on Tweed Castle
Archaeological site
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Wark on Tweed Castle, sometimes referred to as Carham Castle, is a ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the west end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland. The ruins are a Grade II* listed building. Wark on Tweed Castle is situated 1½ miles south of The Hirsel.
Coldstream Library
Library
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Coldstream Library is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Hirsel.
Coldstream Cottage Hospital
Clinic
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Coldstream Cottage Hospital was a community hospital located at Coldstream in Scotland. It was managed by NHS Borders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coldstream and Wark on Tweed.
Coldstream
Town
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Coldstream is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. A former burgh, Coldstream is the namesake of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army, so called because they marched from Coldstream to help restore the British Monarchy in 1660. Coldstream is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Hirsel.
Wark on Tweed
Village
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Wark or Wark on Tweed is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies about 15 mi south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is on the south bank of the River Tweed, which marks the border between England and Scotland. Wark on Tweed is situated 1½ miles south of The Hirsel.
Carham
Village
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Carham or Carham on Tweed is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the south side of the River Tweed about 3 miles west of Coldstream. Carham is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Hirsel.
The Hirsel
- Type: Estate
- Description: stately home in Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: country house and agriculture
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“The Hirsel” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “The Hirsel”
- Chinese: “夏塞爾宮”
- German: “The Hirsel”
- Irish: “The Hirsel”
- Japanese: “ザ・ハーセル”
- Japanese: “ザ・ヘイゼル”
- Swedish: “The Hirsel”
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Notable Places Nearby
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