Kirkton
Kirkton is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Kirkton is situated nearby to the locality Caverhill, as well as near Hallyards.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neidpath Castle and Manor Bridge.
Neidpath Castle
Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment. Neidpath Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkton.
Neidpath Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neidpath Viaduct, occasionally known as the Queen's Bridge, consists of eight stone skew arches and was built to carry the Symington to Peebles branch line of the Caledonian Railway over the River Tweed to the south-west of Neidpath Castle. Neidpath Viaduct is situated 1½ miles northeast of Kirkton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyne and Peebles.
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 2 miles northwest of Kirkton.
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.
Bellspool
Locality
Bellspool is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to Drumelzier, Hopcarton and Kingledoors… Bellspool is situated 4 miles southwest of Kirkton.
Kirkton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62949° or 55° 37′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.24046° or 3° 14′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7RJQH5+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 8086299615OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Highlights include Manor Church and Manor Village Hall.
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