Garvald

Garvald is a village south-east of in , Scotland. It lies on the Papana Water south of the B6370, east of . The combined parish of Garvald and Bara, borders to the East, to the North, Yester to the West, and to the South.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: Garvald, East Lothian

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stoneypath Tower and Nunraw Abbey.

Castle
, is an L-plan tower house dating from the late sixteenth century, about 3.5 miles south of , and east of the Whittinghame Water in , .

Monastery
or Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw is a working Trappist monastery. It was the first Cistercian house to be founded in since the Scottish Reformation.

Peak
is a hill 6 km east of , . It is the site of a hill fort or possibly oppidum, which covered at its maximum extent about 16 ha. is situated 2½ miles north of Garvald.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whittingehame and Morham.

Hamlet
is a parish with a small village in , Scotland, about halfway between and , and near . The area is on the slopes of the . is situated 2 miles northeast of Garvald.

Hamlet
, , sometimes spelt Moram, Morum, or Morhame in old records, is the smallest parish in Scotland, sandwiched between five other parishes: , Garvald, Yester, , and Prestonkirk, in the undulating lower reaches of the . is situated 2 miles northwest of Garvald.

Village
is a parish and village in , Scotland. It is bounded on the north by parts of the parishes of and , on the east by and on the west by . is situated 3 miles northeast of Garvald.

Garvald

Latitude
55.92882° or 55° 55′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.66106° or 2° 39′ 40″ west
Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GRV
Open location code
9C7VW8HQ+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289263269
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648800
Wiki­data ID
Q5524502
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Garvald” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Garvald
  • Dutch: Garvald
  • French: Garvald
  • German: Garvald
  • Irish: Garvald
  • Scottish Gaelic: Garvald

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manse, Garvald and Bara Parish Church, Garvald and Nunraw Wood.

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