Castle Knowe
Castle Knowe is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Castle Knowe is situated nearby to the forest Roman Camp Wood, as well as near the peak Pikes Knowe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kailzie Gardens and Horsburgh Castle.
Kailzie Gardens
Garden
Photo: Kay Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Tweed valley, 2.5 miles east of Peebles, off the B7062. Kailzie Gardens is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castle Knowe.
Horsburgh Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horsburgh Castle, also known as Horsbrugh Castle or Horsbrugh Tower, is a ruined tower house castle by the River Tweed, on the A72 road from Peebles to Galashiels, near Glentress in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Horsburgh Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castle Knowe.
Traquair House
Photo: marsroverdriver, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. Whilst not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion. Traquair House is situated 2 miles southeast of Castle Knowe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardrona and Innerleithen.
Cardrona
Village
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn.
Innerleithen
Town
Photo: Dauntless111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Innerleithen is a market town and civil parish in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. Innerleithen is situated 2 miles east of Castle Knowe.
Traquair
Village
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Traquair is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346. Traquair is situated 2½ miles southeast of Castle Knowe.
Castle Knowe
- 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
55.62405° or 55° 37′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.10981° or 3° 6′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7RJVFR+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1553486098OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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