Site of Saint Michael’s Friary

Site of Saint Michael’s Friary is an archaeological site in Scotland, United Kingdom. Site of Saint Michael’s Friary is situated nearby to Border Union Showground Exhibition Centre, as well as near the archaeological site Site of medieval town of Maxwell (Maccuswell).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kelso Abbey and Kelso Town Hall.

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 1,500 feet east of Site of Saint Michael’s Friary.

Kelso Town Hall

Tourism office

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Kelso Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Kelso, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Kelso Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building. Kelso Town Hall is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Site of Saint Michael’s Friary.

Kelso Library

Library

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Kelso Library is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Site of Saint Michael’s Friary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelso and Sprouston.

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.

Sprouston

Village

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Sprouston is a village, parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire, located 2 miles north-east of Kelso. Sprouston is situated 2 miles northeast of Site of Saint Michael’s Friary.

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 north of Site of Saint Michael’s Friary.

Site of Saint Michael’s Friary

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.59638° or 55° 35′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.43932° or 2° 26′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C7VHHW6+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1587511908

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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