Friar’s Haugh

Friar’s Haugh is a grassland in Scotland, United Kingdom. Friar’s Haugh is situated nearby to the archaeological site Site of medieval city of Roxburgh, as well as near Site of Holy Sepulchre (possible).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Floors Castle and Springwood House.

Floors Castle

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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. Floors Castle is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Friar’s Haugh.

Springwood House

Archaeological site

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springwood House is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Friar’s Haugh.

Kelso Abbey

Cemetery

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Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey in Kelso, Scotland. It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. Kelso Abbey is situated 3,100 feet east of Friar’s Haugh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelso and Ednam.

Kelso

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Kelso is a small market town in the Borders 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.

Ednam

Village

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

Roxburgh

Village

Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village. Roxburgh is situated 2½ miles southwest of Friar’s Haugh.

Friar’s Haugh

Type: Grassland
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.59833° or 55° 35′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.44705° or 2° 26′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C7VHHX3+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 139103238

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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