Preston Plantation

Preston Plantation is a forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Preston Plantation is situated near the hamlet Hoardweel, as well as near the locality Elba.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Edin’s Hall Broch and Bonkyll Castle.

Edin’s Hall Broch

Ruins

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Edin's Hall Broch is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. It is roughly 28 metres in diameter.

Bonkyll Castle

Archaeological site

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Bonkyll Castle was a medieval fortress situated in the historic Scottish county of Berwickshire, from 1973 the Scottish Borders. It is situated 4 miles north of Duns and 4 miles south of Grantshouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duns and Abbey St Bathans.

Duns is a historic market town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, it acts as a local commercial and service centre for the surrounding rural and agricultural area.

Abbey St Bathans

Village

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Abbey St Bathans is a parish in the Lammermuir district of Berwickshire, in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders. Unique in its topography, it is situated in a long winding steep wooded valley that follows the Whiteadder Water.

Auchencrow

Village

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Auchencrow is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Lammermuir range of hills, and near Reston.