Duke Walter’s Cairn

Duke Walter’s Cairn is a memorial in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Duke Walter’s Cairn is situated nearby to the peak Fastheugh Hill, as well as near the forest Brockhill Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newark Castle and Bowhill House.

Newark Castle

Ruins

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newark Tower is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of Bowhill House, in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. Newark Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Duke Walter’s Cairn.

Bowhill House

Building

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bowhill House is a historic house near Bowhill at Selkirk in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association, and is one of the homes of the Duke of Buccleuch. Bowhill House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Duke Walter’s Cairn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ettrickbridge and Selkirk.

Ettrickbridge

Village

Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ettrickbridge is a village situated in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, 7 miles from the nearby town of Selkirk. It sits on the B7009 road, which follows the Ettrick Water south-west from Selkirk, along the Ettrick Valley as far as Tushielaw. Ettrickbridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Duke Walter’s Cairn.

Selkirk

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Selkirk is a market town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.

Ashkirk

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashkirk is a small village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located just off the A7 road, approximately 6 miles each way between Selkirk to the north and Hawick to the south. Ashkirk is situated 5 miles southeast of Duke Walter’s Cairn.

Duke Walter’s Cairn

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.53004° or 55° 31′ 48″ north

Longitude

-2.95213° or 2° 57′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C7VG2JX+25

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12973717092

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fastheugh Hill and Brockhill Wood.

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