John Veitch Memorial Fountain
John Veitch Memorial Fountain is a fountain in Scottish Borders, Scotland. John Veitch Memorial Fountain is situated nearby to Tontine Hotel, High Street, Peebles, as well as near the art gallery Zenwalls Gallery.Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peebles Library and Peebles Old Parish Church.
Peebles Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Tharnton345, Public domain.
The Old Parish Church of Peebles is one of several Christian churches in Peebles, Borders, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street. Peebles Old Parish Church is situated 470 feet west of John Veitch Memorial Fountain.
Cuddy Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Gordon Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cuddy Bridge is situated 380 feet west of John Veitch Memorial Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peebles and Lyne.
Peebles
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peebles is a town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 9000. The name is Brythonic: pebyll meant "tents" or a temporary dwelling place.
Lyne
Locality
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lyne is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles west of the market town of Peebles; it lies off the A72, in the old county of Peeblesshire and has an area of about 4 square miles. Lyne is situated 3 miles west of John Veitch Memorial Fountain.
Cardrona
Village
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn. Cardrona is situated 3½ miles east of John Veitch Memorial Fountain.
John Veitch Memorial Fountain
- Type: Fountain
- Description: monument in Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Category: monument
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.6515° or 55° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.19079° or 3° 11′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C7RMR25+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7202203761OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q56645052
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tontine Hotel, High Street, Peebles and Zenwalls Gallery.
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