Red Well
Red Well is a spring in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Red Well is situated nearby to the forest Sunnybraes Plantation, as well as near the park Greenknowe Cottage.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenknowe Tower and Mellerstain House.
Greenknowe Tower
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenknowe Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence. Greenknowe Tower is situated 750 feet southwest of Red Well.
Mellerstain House
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mellerstain House is a Scottish country house around 8 miles north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland. It is currently the home of George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington, and is designated as a historical monument. Mellerstain House is situated 2½ miles south of Red Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gordon and Houndslow.
Gordon
Village
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Gordon is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, within the historic county of Berwickshire. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6105 Earlston to Berwick on Tweed road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road.
Houndslow
Hamlet
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houndslow is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the A697, about 5 miles west of Greenlaw, and 3 miles north-east of Gordon. Immediately to the south is the former village of Bassendean, with the 17th-century Bassendean House. Houndslow is situated 3 miles north of Red Well.
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 4 miles east of Red Well.
Red Well
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.67904° or 55° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.57184° or 2° 34′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7VMCHH+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1631834031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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