Whitton Tower

Whitton Tower is a ruins in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Whitton Tower is situated near the archaeological site Whitton Chapel (site of), as well as near the forest Habshaw Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Morebattle Hill and Templehall Hotel, Morebattle.

Morebattle Hill

Archaeological site

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morebattle Hill is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Whitton Tower.

Templehall Hotel, Morebattle

Hotel

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Templehall Hotel, Morebattle is situated 2 miles northeast of Whitton Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morebattle and Hownam.

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 2 miles northeast of Whitton Tower.

Hownam

Village

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hownam or Hounam is a small village and parish situated 8 miles east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border, within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire. Hownam is situated 2½ miles southeast of Whitton Tower.

Mowhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mowhaugh is a hamlet and farm steading near the Calroust Burn and the Bowmont Water, near Morebattle, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former Roxburghshire. It is situated about 5 miles from the Anglo-Scottish Border. Mowhaugh is situated 3½ miles east of Whitton Tower.

Whitton Tower

Type: Ruins
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.49386° or 55° 29′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.38342° or 2° 23′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C7VFJV8+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 189307082

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whitton Chapel (site of) and Habshaw Wood.

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Places to explore: Whitton and Shielstockbraes.

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