The Kip
The Kip is a heath in Scottish Borders, Scotland. The Kip is situated nearby to Quarry (disused), as well as near the ruins The Joy Cottages.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss and Yetholm Loch.
Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss
Nature reserve
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss is a nature reserve near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. A lack of footpaths and the surrounding land being used by farms makes access tricky.
Yetholm Loch
Photo: Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yetholm Loch is a loch near Kelso, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. There was a tower on an island in Yetholm Loch which could be reached via a causeway. Yetholm Loch is situated 2 miles southeast of The Kip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lempitlaw and Town Yetholm.
Lempitlaw
Village
Lempitlaw is a hamlet, former parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire.
Town Yetholm
Village
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Yelthom, Officially Town Yetholm, is a small village in the Scottish Borders in the valley of the Bowmont Water opposite Kirk Yetholm. The town colours are green and yellow. Town Yetholm is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Kip.
Kirk Yetholm
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirk Yetholm is a village in the Scottish Borders, best known as the northern terminus of the 268-mile Pennine Way. Kirk Yetholm is the east side of this straggly settlement; the larger part west of the river is Town Yetholm.
The Kip
- Type: Heath
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.57179° or 55° 34′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.34097° or 2° 20′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7VHMC5+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 146475339OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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