Philiphaugh
Philiphaugh is a village by the Yarrow Water, on the outskirts of Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders. Places nearby include Bowhill, Broadmeadows, the Ettrick Water, Ettrickbridge, Lindean, Salenside, Yarrowford and the Yair Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowhill House and Newark Castle.
Bowhill House
Building
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bowhill House is a historic house near Bowhill at Selkirk in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association, and is one of the homes of the Duke of Buccleuch. Bowhill House is situated 3,600 feet west of Philiphaugh.
Newark Castle
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newark Tower is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of Bowhill House, in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. Newark Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Philiphaugh.
Philiphaugh Stadium
Recreation area
Philiphaugh is a rugby union ground in the Royal Burgh of Selkirk, Scotland with a capacity of approximately 6,000. It is the home of Selkirk Rugby Football Club, who currently play in Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One and the Border League. Philiphaugh Stadium is situated 1½ miles east of Philiphaugh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selkirk and Ettrickbridge.
Selkirk
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selkirk is a market town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.
Ettrickbridge
Village
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ettrickbridge is a village situated in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, 7 miles from the nearby town of Selkirk. It sits on the B7009 road, which follows the Ettrick Water south-west from Selkirk, along the Ettrick Valley as far as Tushielaw. Ettrickbridge is situated 3½ miles southwest of Philiphaugh.
Lindean
Village
Lindean is a village north of Selkirk and the Ettrick Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. In 1590 the parishioners of Lindean had permission to rebuild their church on the north side of the Tweed, at the west end of Boleside, nearer to their houses, and a coble boat was to be provided to ferry the dead over the Tweed if required. Lindean is situated 4 miles northeast of Philiphaugh.
Philiphaugh
- Type: Residential area
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Category: village
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.54172° or 55° 32′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.89442° or 2° 53′ 40″ westElevation
463 feet (141 metres)Open location code
9C7VG4R4+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1026633957OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Philiphaugh” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Philiphaugh”
- Dutch: “Philiphaugh”
- French: “Philiphaugh”
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