Allanton
Allanton is a small village in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. Historically part of Berwickshire, for many years it was part of the estate of Blackadder House, which was demolished around 1925.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 86 residents
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Allanton, Scottish Borders”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chirnside Parish Church and Chirnside Primary School.
Chirnside Parish Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chirnside Parish Church is a kirk of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the B6355 road between Duns and Eyemouth in the old county of Berwickshire, now part of the Scottish Borders, at grid reference NT869560.
Blanerne Castle
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blanerne Castle is the remains of a 16th-century fortified house, located in the grounds of Blanerne House, an 18th-century country house between Chirnside and Preston in the Scottish Borders. Blanerne Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Allanton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackadder House and Chirnside.
Blackadder House
Locality
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Blackadder House was an estate and stately house near the village of Allanton, in Berwickshire, Scotland. It was built on the site of the earlier Blackadder Castle.
Chirnside
Village
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Chirnside is a hillside village in Berwickshire, Scotland, 9 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and 7 miles east of Duns.
Whitsome
Village
Whitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton. Whitsome is situated 2½ miles south of Allanton.
Allanton
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.78192° or 55° 46′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.21585° or 2° 12′ 57″ westPopulation
86Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C7VQQJM+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2083610909OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2657494Wikidata ID
Q4731115
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Allanton” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Woodside Cottage, Blackadder Drive, Allanton and Allanton Village Hall.
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