Roxburgh Castle

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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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 of monks 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.

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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.

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.

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