Roxburgh Barns

Roxburgh Barns is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Roxburgh Barns is situated nearby to the locality Wester Ana, as well as near the hamlet Kersmains.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Floors Castle and Springwood House.

Floors Castle

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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.

Springwood House

Archaeological site

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springwood House is an archaeological site.

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 northeast of Roxburgh Barns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxburgh and Kelso.

Roxburgh

Village

Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village.

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.