Currie Wood
Currie Wood is a forest in Midlothian, Scotland. Currie Wood is situated nearby to the village Borthwick, as well as near the locality Maggie Bowies Glen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Borthwick Castle and Crichton Castle.
Borthwick Castle
Hotel
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground.
Crichton Castle
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge.
Gorebridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gorebridge is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borthwick and North Middleton.
Borthwick
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton.
North Middleton
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Middleton is a village in the civil parish of Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Outlying hamlets include Borthwick and Middleton.
Crichton
Village
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Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'.
Currie Wood
- Type: Forest
- Description: woodland in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Category: woodland
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.82417° or 55° 49′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.99926° or 2° 59′ 57″ westElevation
689 feet (210 metres)Open location code
9C7VR2F2+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 124730340OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Currie Wood” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Currie Wood”
- Swedish: “Currie Wood”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maggie Bowies Glen and Middleton Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Currie Wood and The Chirmat.
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