Birkenside
Birkenside is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Birkenside is situated nearby to the hamlet Burnhouses, as well as near Cockburn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Edin’s Hall Broch and Duns Castle.
Edin’s Hall Broch
Ruins
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Edin's Hall Broch is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. It is roughly 28 metres in diameter. Edin’s Hall Broch is situated 1½ miles north of Birkenside.
Duns Castle
Castle
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Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, supposedly dates from 1320. The castle and most of the structures on the property are designated as a Category A listed building. Duns Castle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Birkenside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey St Bathans and Duns.
Abbey St Bathans
Village
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Abbey St Bathans is a parish in the Lammermuir district of Berwickshire, in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders. Unique in its topography, it is situated in a long winding steep wooded valley that follows the Whiteadder Water. Abbey St Bathans is situated 3 miles north of Birkenside.
Duns
Town
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Duns is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire. Duns is situated 3 miles southeast of Birkenside.
Gavinton
Village
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Gavinton is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 kilometres south-west of Duns, the former county town of Berwickshire. The hamlet sits on a minor road off the A6105 Duns to Greenlaw road at grid reference NT767521. Gavinton is situated 3½ miles south of Birkenside.
Birkenside
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.81322° or 55° 48′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.37976° or 2° 22′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7VRJ7C+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 2588899463OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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