The Whaum
The Whaum is in Scottish Borders, Scotland. The Whaum is situated nearby to the forest Cademuir Plantation, as well as near the peak Cademuir Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
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 1½ miles north of The Whaum.
Manor Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manor Bridge is situated 1¼ miles north of The Whaum.
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 north of The Whaum.
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 northwest of The Whaum.
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 4½ miles east of The Whaum.
The Whaum
- Type: Agricultural land
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62664° or 55° 37′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.21569° or 3° 12′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7RJQGM+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 105014814OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmland
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