Littledean Tower
Littledean Tower is a ruins in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Littledean Tower is situated nearby to the islet Oldmill Island, as well as near the coniferous forest Long Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mertoun House and Smailholm Tower.
Mertoun House
Photo: John Vigar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mertoun House is a country house situated by the River Tweed, 2 miles east of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. It is home to the Duke of Sutherland. Mertoun House is situated 1 mile west of Littledean Tower.
Smailholm Tower
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. Smailholm Tower is situated 2 miles north of Littledean Tower.
Mertoun Church
Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mertoun Church is situated 1 mile west of Littledean Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxton and Clintmains.
Maxton
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region. Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St.
Clintmains
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clintmains is a village by the River Tweed in the parish of Mertoun. It is to the east of Newtown St Boswells, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland within the former county of Berwickshire.
St Boswells
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Boswells is a village on the south side of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, about 1 mile southeast of Newtown St Boswells on the A68 road. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire. St Boswells is situated 2½ miles west of Littledean Tower.
Littledean Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.57418° or 55° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.58376° or 2° 35′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C7VHCF8+MFOpenStreetMap ID
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