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.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
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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
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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
Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village. 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. Floors Castle is nearby. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water. 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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