Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle is a ruins in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Roxburgh Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Springwood House, as well as near Floors Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Floors Castle and Springwood House.
Floors Castle
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Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress. Floors Castle is situated 3,300 feet north of Roxburgh Castle.
Springwood House
Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springwood House is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Roxburgh Castle.
Kelso Abbey
Cemetery
Photo: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey in Kelso, Scotland. It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. Kelso Abbey is situated 1 mile east of Roxburgh Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelso and Roxburgh.
Kelso
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelso is a small market town in the Borders region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.
Roxburgh
Village
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roxburgh is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. Roxburgh is situated 2 miles southwest of Roxburgh Castle.
Ednam
Village
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle. Ednam is situated 2½ miles northeast of Roxburgh Castle.
Roxburgh Castle
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, ruins, grassland, and historic site
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59619° or 55° 35′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.45703° or 2° 27′ 25″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9C7VHGWV+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 103152385OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12097314
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