Fort
Fort is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ringleyhall, as well as near the forest Foxholes Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallace’s Tower and Roxburgh Viaduct.
Wallace’s Tower
Archaeological site
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Wallace’s Tower is situated 2 miles east of Fort.
Roxburgh Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roxburgh Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2½ miles east of Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxburgh and Smailholm.
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 2 miles east of Fort.
Smailholm
Village
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Smailholm is a small village in the historic county of Roxburghshire in south-east Scotland. It is at grid reference NT648364 and straddles the B6397 Gordon to Kelso road. Smailholm is situated 3½ miles north of Fort.
Maxton
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region. Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St. Maxton is situated 3½ miles west of Fort.
Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.57489° or 55° 34′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.5298° or 2° 31′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7VHFFC+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 147139574OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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