Cistern

Cistern is a reservoir in , . Cistern is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smailholm Tower and Floors Castle.

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside.

Photo: Hogweard, Public domain.
, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelso and Smailholm.

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is a small market town in the region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.

Village
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county of Roxburghshire in south-east Scotland. It is at grid reference NT648364 and straddles the B6397 to road.

Village
is a village off the A699, by the , near in the area of . It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of , the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village.

Cistern

Latitude
55.6039° or 55° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
-2.5267° or 2° 31′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C7VJF3F+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192819549
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­reservoir_covered
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