Drochil Castle
Drochil Castle is a ruined castle in the Scottish Borders. It is located above the Lyne Water, 10 kilometres north-west of Peebles, and 8 kilometres south of West Linton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Craig Hospital.
Castle Craig Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Craig is a private residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. It is located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. Castle Craig is an 18th-century country house set in 50 acres of private parkland near the village of Blyth Bridge, around 20 miles south of Edinburgh. Castle Craig Hospital is situated 1½ miles west of Drochil Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bordlands and Blyth Bridge.
Bordlands
Hamlet
Bordlands is a village in the Parish of Newlands in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. In is recorded on Pont's maps as Boirland. Bordlands Hill, to the south of the village, is the site of a prehistoric hillfort which is designated as a scheduled monument. Bordlands is situated 2 miles north of Drochil Castle.
Blyth Bridge
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blyth Bridge is a small hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to West Linton. It is located in a bend on the A701 which goes from Moffat to Edinburgh, close to the junction with the East-West road the A72 which goes to Peebles. Blyth Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Drochil Castle.
Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of
Locality
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles west of Drochil Castle.
Drochil Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.67766° or 55° 40′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.33421° or 3° 20′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C7RMMH8+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 122393710OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2304755
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Drochil Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Drochil Castle”
- German: “Drochil Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Drochil”
- Russian: “Дрочил”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Дрочил”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Дрочіл”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drochil Hill and Wood Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drochil Castle”. Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.