Poky Knowe

Poky Knowe is a quarry in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Poky Knowe is situated nearby to the peak Linton Hill, as well as near Yetholm Loch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yetholm Loch and Kirk Yetholm Parish Church.

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.

Kirk Yetholm Parish Church

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirk Yetholm Parish Church is situated 2 miles east of Poky Knowe.

Wauchope Monument, Town Yetholm

Memorial

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wauchope Monument, Town Yetholm is a memorial, which is situated 1½ miles east of Poky Knowe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Town Yetholm and Kirk Yetholm.

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 1½ miles east of Poky Knowe.

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.

Morebattle

Village

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

Morebattle is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6401, seven miles south of Kelso, Scottish Borders, beside the Kale Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. Morebattle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Poky Knowe.

Poky Knowe

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.54727° or 55° 32′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.32669° or 2° 19′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C7VGMWF+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 151645790

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Linton Hill and Loch Tower (Site of).

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