Observatory

Observatory is a building in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Observatory is situated nearby to the ruins Chapel, as well as near the peak The Law.

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 southeast of Observatory.

Roxburgh Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roxburgh Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Observatory.

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 1½ miles southeast of Observatory.

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 northwest of Observatory.