Mainrig
Mainrig is a locality in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Mainrig is situated nearby to the hamlet Newton Don, as well as near Courthill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Floors Castle and Stichill Kirk.
Floors Castle
Photo: Hogweard, Public domain.
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 2 miles southeast of Mainrig.
Stichill Kirk
Church
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stichill Kirk is an ancient church situated in the village of Stichill in the old county of Roxburghshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council in Scotland.
Hume Castle
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home. Hume Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Mainrig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stichill and Ednam.
Stichill
Village
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Stichill is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the Scottish Borders. Situated 2 miles north of the Burgh of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water and 5 miles from the English Border at Coldstream.
Ednam
Village
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle. Ednam is situated 2½ miles east of Mainrig.
Hume
Village
Photo: Greg5030, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies 7 miles from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Stichill, Lambden, Nenthorn, Ednam, Birgham and Gordon. Hume is situated 2½ miles north of Mainrig.
Mainrig
- Type: Locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62983° or 55° 37′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.47988° or 2° 28′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C7VJGHC+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1598879669OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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