River Tweed

River Tweed is a river in , . River Tweed is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Floors Castle and Kelso Abbey.

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, 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.

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

Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelso and Roxburgh.

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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
is a village off the A699, by the , near in the area of . It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of , the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village.

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 .

River Tweed

Latitude
55.5939° or 55° 35′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.4766° or 2° 28′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C7VHGVF+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143207500
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
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Satellite Map

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