Glen House

Glen House is a castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Glen House is situated nearby to the hamlet Newhall, as well as near Kirkhouse.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birkscairn Hill.

Birkscairn Hill

Peak

Birkscairn Hill is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the lowest, and normally first, Donald in a round of hills known as the Dun Rig Horseshoe, south of Peebles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Traquair and Innerleithen.

Traquair

Village

Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.

Traquair is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346. Traquair is situated 2½ miles northeast of Glen House.

Innerleithen

Town

Photo: Dauntless111, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Innerleithen is a market town and civil parish in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. It had a population of 3,152 in 2022. Innerleithen is situated 3 miles northeast of Glen House.

Cardrona

Village

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn. Cardrona is situated 3½ miles north of Glen House.

Glen House

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.58596° or 55° 35′ 10″ north

Longitude

-3.11526° or 3° 6′ 55″ west

Elevation

719 feet (219 metres)

Open location code

9C7RHVPM+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 115568681

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

2648471

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