Bonkyll Castle
Bonkyll Castle was a medieval fortress situated in the historic Scottish county of Berwickshire, from 1973 the Scottish Borders. It is situated 4 miles north of Duns and 4 miles south of Grantshouse.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bunkle Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bunkyl Manse, Kirkside House and Edin’s Hall Broch.
Bunkyl Manse, Kirkside House
House
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bunkyl Manse, Kirkside House is situated 1,200 feet east of Bonkyll Castle.
Edin’s Hall Broch
Ruins
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 miles west of Bonkyll Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchencrow and Abbey St Bathans.
Auchencrow
Village
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Auchencrow is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Lammermuir range of hills, and near Reston. Auchencrow is situated 3 miles east of Bonkyll Castle.
Abbey St Bathans
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3½ miles northwest of Bonkyll Castle.
Grantshouse
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grantshouse is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It lies on the A1, and its nearest railway stations are Dunbar to the north and Reston to the south. Grantshouse is situated 3½ miles north of Bonkyll Castle.
Bonkyll Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.82978° or 55° 49′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.31211° or 2° 18′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7VRMHQ+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3979074456OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4942141
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Bonkyll Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Bonkyll Castle”
- Turkish: “Bonkyll Kalesi”
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Highlights include Bunkle Church and Preston and Bunkle Church.
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