Wallace’s Tower
Wallace's Tower is a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house, about 3 miles south west Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, in Roxburgh, west of the River Teviot.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: 16th-century L-plan tower house south west of Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Roxburgh Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roxburgh Viaduct and Springwood House.
Roxburgh Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roxburgh Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 650 feet east of Wallace’s Tower.
Springwood House
Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springwood House is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Wallace’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxburgh and Kalemouth.
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.
Kalemouth
Locality
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalemouth is a place in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, where the Kale Water joins the River Teviot, near to Eckford, Cessford, Crailing, Kelso, and Roxburgh. Kalemouth is situated 2 miles south of Wallace’s Tower.
Kelso
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Wallace’s Tower
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.56705° or 55° 34′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.47701° or 2° 28′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7VHG8F+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 142120632OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q107734471
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