Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’

Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’ is a historic building in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’ is situated nearby to Mellerstain House, as well as near the forest Mellerstainhill Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mellerstain House and Greenknowe Tower.

Mellerstain House

Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mellerstain House is a Scottish country house around 8 miles north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland. It is currently the home of George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington, and is designated as a historical monument. Mellerstain House is situated 790 feet southeast of Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’.

Greenknowe Tower

Castle

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Greenknowe Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence. Greenknowe Tower is situated 2½ miles north of Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smailholm and Gordon.

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 2 miles south of Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’.

Gordon

Village

Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.

Gordon is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, within the historic county of Berwickshire. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6105 Earlston to Berwick on Tweed road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road. Gordon is situated 2½ miles north of Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’.

Hume

Village

Photo: Greg5030, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies 7 miles from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Stichill, Lambden, Nenthorn, Ednam, Birgham and Gordon. Hume is situated 4 miles east of Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’.

Mellerstain ‘Thatched Cottage’

Type: Historic building
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.64549° or 55° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.56479° or 2° 33′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C7VJCWP+53

OpenStreetMap ID

way 150486510

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mellerstainhill Plantation and The old wash house.

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