Knowesouth
Knowesouth is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Knowesouth is situated nearby to the hamlet Lanton Mill, as well as near Newton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fatlips Castle and Timpendean Tower.
Fatlips Castle
Castle
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Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm. Fatlips Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Knowesouth.
Timpendean Tower
Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timpendean Tower or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near Lanton, around 1.5 miles north-west of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Timpendean Tower is situated 2 miles northeast of Knowesouth.
Castle Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Hill is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Knowesouth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanton and Bedrule.
Lanton
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698.
Bedrule
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedrule is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The hamlet lies on the east side of the Rule Water, which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of Jedburgh. Bedrule is situated 2 miles south of Knowesouth.
Ancrum
Village
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Ancrum is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, 5 km northwest of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot. Ancrum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Knowesouth.
Knowesouth
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.48567° or 55° 29′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.62242° or 2° 37′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7VF9PH+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 2200276875OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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