Makerstoun

Makerstoun is a hamlet in , . Makerstoun is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smailholm Tower and Wallace’s Tower.

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Makerstoun.

Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wallace's Tower is a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house, about 3 miles south west , , , in Roxburgh, west of the . is situated 2 miles southeast of Makerstoun.

Bridge
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bridge, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Makerstoun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxburgh and Smailholm.

Village
is a village off the A699, by the , near in the area of . It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of , the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village. is situated 2 miles southeast of Makerstoun.

Village
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county of Roxburghshire in south-east . It is at grid reference NT648364 and straddles the B6397 to road. is situated 3 miles northwest of Makerstoun.

Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village by the River Tweed in the parish of Mertoun. It is to the east of , in the area of within the former county of . is situated 3½ miles west of Makerstoun.

Makerstoun

Latitude
55.58526° or 55° 35′ 7″ north
Longitude
-2.52456° or 2° 31′ 28″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
9C7VHFPG+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2030020749
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13276819
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