Mill Pond

Mill Pond is in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Mill Pond is situated near the peak Gala Law, as well as near River Tweed.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Floors Castle and Kelso Abbey.

Floors Castle

Photo: Hogweard, Public domain.

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 1 mile east of Mill Pond.

Kelso Abbey

Cemetery

Photo: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey of monks 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 2½ miles east of Mill Pond.

Springwood House

Archaeological site

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springwood House is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Mill Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelso and Stichill.

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.

Stichill

Village

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Stichill is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the Scottish Borders. Situated 2 miles north of the Burgh of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water and 5 miles from the English Border at Coldstream. Stichill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Mill Pond.

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 south of Mill Pond.

Mill Pond

Type: Body of water
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.60783° or 55° 36′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.48664° or 2° 29′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C7VJG57+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 147139577

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gala Law and River Tweed.

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