Whitlaw

Whitlaw is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Whitlaw is situated nearby to the hamlet Trabrownhill, as well as near the locality Pilmuir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thirlestane Castle and Black Bull Hotel, 9 Market Place, Lauder.

Thirlestane Castle

Museum

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. Thirlestane Castle is situated 2 miles east of Whitlaw.

Black Bull Hotel, 9 Market Place, Lauder

Hotel

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Black Bull Hotel, 9 Market Place, Lauder is situated 2 miles east of Whitlaw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauder and Stow of Wedale.

Lauder

Village

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Lauder is a market town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically part of the historic county of Berwickshire, on the Southern Upland Way, the town lies near the Leader Water, and is approximately 53 miles southeast of Perth, 78 miles east-southeast of Glasgow, and 27 miles southeast of Edinburgh, on the western edge of the Lammermuir Hills. Lauder is situated 2 miles east of Whitlaw.

Stow of Wedale

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stow of Wedale, or more often Stow, is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 7 miles north of Galashiels. In the 2011 Census the population was 718. It is served by Stow railway station. Stow of Wedale is situated 3 miles southwest of Whitlaw.

Oxton

Village

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Oxton is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. It is 4+1⁄2 miles north of Lauder, and 20 mi southeast of the centre of Edinburgh, in a quiet rural position. Oxton is situated 3½ miles north of Whitlaw.

Whitlaw

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.72113° or 55° 43′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.79905° or 2° 47′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C7VP6C2+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2410458562

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

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