Nether Huntlywood

Nether Huntlywood is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Nether Huntlywood is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Huntlywood, as well as near East Morriston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenknowe Tower and Legerwood Kirk.

Greenknowe Tower

Castle

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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.

Legerwood Kirk

Church

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Legerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and 6.5 miles south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway at grid reference NT593433. Legerwood Kirk is situated 1½ miles west of Nether Huntlywood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gordon and Houndslow.

Gordon

Village

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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. Gordon is situated 2 miles east of Nether Huntlywood.

Houndslow

Hamlet

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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 Nether Huntlywood.