Floors Castle

Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress.
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  • Opening hours:
    May: noon—4:00 PM
    June—September: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: country house in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kelso Abbey and Springwood House.

Cemetery
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is a ruined Scottish abbey in , . It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Floors Castle.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Floors Castle.

Tourism office
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is a municipal building in The Square, , Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Kelso Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Floors Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelso and Ednam.

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is a small market town in the region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.

Village
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is a small village near in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. is nearby. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Floors Castle.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the . Situated 2 miles north of the Burgh of , lies north of the and 5 miles from the English Border at . is situated 2½ miles north of Floors Castle.

Floors Castle

Latitude
55.60498° or 55° 36′ 18″ north
Longitude
-2.46026° or 2° 27′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C7VJG3Q+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103144682
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q11838960
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Floors Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆլորզ ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Floors gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Floors Castle”
  • Chinese: “福羅爾斯城堡”
  • Dutch: “Floors Castle”
  • French: “Floors Castle”
  • German: “Floors Castle”
  • Hungarian: “Floors kastély”
  • Italian: “Floors Castle”
  • Japanese: “フロアズ城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Floors”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Floors”
  • Turkish: “Floors Kalesi”

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