Castleton
Castleton is a civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire, in the extreme south of the Borders area. It is bounded by Northumberland, Dumfries and Galloway, and the parishes of Hobkirk, Southdean and Teviothead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 1,060 residents
- Description: Scottish parish in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castleton, Scottish Borders”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liddel Castle.
Liddel Castle
Archaeological site
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Liddel Castle is a ruined castle in Liddesdale, by the Liddel Water, near Castleton in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Roxburghshire. Liddel Castle is a scheduled monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastleton and Hermitage.
Newcastleton
Village
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Newcastleton, also called Copshaw Holm, is a village in Liddesdale, the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border with England, on the Liddel Water. Newcastleton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castleton.
Hermitage
Hamlet
Hermitage is a village near Newcastleton, on the B6399, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Hermitage is situated 3½ miles north of Castleton.
Ninestane Rig
Locality
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Ninestane Rig is a small stone circle in Scotland near the English border. Located in Roxburghshire, near to Hermitage Castle, it was probably made between 2000 BC and 1250 BC, during the Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Ninestane Rig is situated 4½ miles north of Castleton.
Castleton
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Castleton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castleton”
- Dutch: “Castleton”
- French: “Castleton”
- Irish: “Baile Chaisteil, Comhairle nan Crìochan”
- Irish: “Baile Chaisteil”
- Japanese: “キャッスルトン”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Chaisteil”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Liddesdale and Stell Knowe.
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