Thomson Monument
Thomson Monument is a scenic viewpoint in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Thomson Monument is situated nearby to Thomson’s Monument, as well as near the peak Ferney Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Floors Castle and Kelso Abbey.
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 southwest of Thomson Monument.
Kelso Abbey
Cemetery
Photo: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey 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 1½ miles south of Thomson Monument.
Kelso Town Hall
Tourism office
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1½ miles south of Thomson Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ednam and Sprouston.
Ednam
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Sprouston
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Kelso
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Thomson Monument
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61921° or 55° 37′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.42272° or 2° 25′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C7VJH9G+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1613802191OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thomson’s Monument and Ferney Hill.
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