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Harehead Wood

Harehead Wood is a forest in , . Harehead Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Philiphaugh Stadium and Newark Castle.

Recreation area
Philiphaugh is a rugby union ground in the , with a capacity of approximately 6,000. It is the home of Selkirk Rugby Football Club, who currently play in Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One and the Border League.

Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newark Tower is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of , in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of in the .

Museum
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selkirk and Ettrickbridge.

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in the , with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.

Village
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village situated in the region of , 7 miles from the nearby town of . It sits on the B7009 road, which follows the Ettrick Water south-west from , along the Ettrick Valley as far as Tushielaw.

Village
is a village north of and the Ettrick Water, in the area of . In 1590 the parishioners of had permission to rebuild their church on the north side of the Tweed, at the west end of , nearer to their houses, and a coble boat was to be provided to ferry the dead over the Tweed if required.

Harehead Wood

Latitude
55.5448° or 55° 32′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.8904° or 2° 53′ 25″ west
Open location code
9C7VG4V5+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218213338
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carterhaugh and Bowhill House Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harehead Hill and Traquiar Plantation.

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