Old Melrose
Old Melrose is a hamlet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Old Melrose is situated nearby to the locality Chapel Knoll, as well as near the hamlet Gledswood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eildon Hill and Mertoun House.
Eildon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Jenny Gumbrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak. Eildon Hill is situated 2 miles west of Old Melrose.
Mertoun House
Photo: John Vigar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mertoun House is a country house situated by the River Tweed, 2 miles east of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. It is home to the Duke of Sutherland. Mertoun House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Melrose.
Priorwood Garden
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Priorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The garden contains an apple orchard of unusual apple trees. The flower garden is planted to supply the best samples for dry flower arrangements. Priorwood Garden is situated 2½ miles west of Old Melrose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redpath and Newtown St Boswells.
Redpath
Village
Redpath is a small village located between the larger settlements of Earlston, 2 miles to the north, and St Boswells, 3 miles to the south, in the historic county of Berwickshire within the Scottish Borders.
Newtown St Boswells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown St Boswells is a village in the Scottish Borders council area, in south-east Scotland. The village lies south of the Eildon Hills on the Sprouston and Newtown burns, approximately 40 miles south-east of Edinburgh. Newtown St Boswells is situated 1½ miles southwest of Old Melrose.
Old Melrose
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.59785° or 55° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.65492° or 2° 39′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C7VH8XW+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 2157800409OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Site of St. Cuthbert’s Chapel and Scott’s View.
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