Mercat Cross, Old Town, Galashiels

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Old Gala House

Museum

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Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. Old Gala House is situated 540 feet northwest of Mercat Cross, Old Town, Galashiels.

Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels

Church

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Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels is situated 350 feet west of Mercat Cross, Old Town, Galashiels.

Galashiels Library

Library

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Galashiels Library is situated 570 feet north of Mercat Cross, Old Town, Galashiels.

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Galashiels

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Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.

Boleside

Hamlet

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Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed.

Tweedbank

Village

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Tweedbank is a town south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101. Tweedbank is situated 1½ miles east of Mercat Cross, Old Town, Galashiels.

Mercat Cross, Old Town, Galashiels

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