Kirkhouse
Kirkhouse is a hamlet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Kirkhouse is situated nearby to the hamlet Newhall, as well as near Traquair Mill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Traquair House and Robert Smail’s Printing Works, 5, 7 And 9 High Street, Innerleithen.
Traquair House
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Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. Whilst not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion.
Robert Smail’s Printing Works, 5, 7 And 9 High Street, Innerleithen
Museum
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Robert Smail’s Printing Works, 5, 7 And 9 High Street, Innerleithen is a museum, which is situated 2 miles north of Kirkhouse.
Innerleithen Parish Church
Church
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Innerleithen Parish Church is situated 2½ miles north of Kirkhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Traquair and Innerleithen.
Traquair
Village
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Traquair is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346.
Innerleithen
Town
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Innerleithen is a market town and civil parish in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. Innerleithen is situated 2 miles north of Kirkhouse.
Walkerburn
Village
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Walkerburn is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about 8 miles from Peebles and 10 miles from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne family. Walkerburn is situated 3½ miles northeast of Kirkhouse.
Kirkhouse
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59004° or 55° 35′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.07909° or 3° 4′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7RHWRC+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 3781773734OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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