Hopton

Hopton is a farm in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Hopton is situated near the heath Ancrum Common, as well as near the deciduous forest Broom Covert.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Castle Hill and Timpendean Tower.

Castle Hill

Archaeological site

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle Hill is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile east of Hopton.

Timpendean Tower

Ruins

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Timpendean Tower or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near Lanton, around 1.5 miles north-west of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Timpendean Tower is situated 2 miles southeast of Hopton.

Monteath Mausoleum

Tomb

Photo: Sid Tudnall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Monteath Mausoleum is a large landmark in the Scottish Borders near the village of Ancrum. The listed building can be seen from the A68 road just north of Jedburgh. It was built in 1864 and renovated in 2018. Monteath Mausoleum is situated 1½ miles north of Hopton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancrum and Lanton.

Ancrum

Village

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Ancrum is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, 5 km northwest of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot.

Lanton

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698. Lanton is situated 2 miles southeast of Hopton.

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. Maxton is situated 3½ miles north of Hopton.

Hopton

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.51265° or 55° 30′ 46″ north

Longitude

-2.62483° or 2° 37′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C7VG97G+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 236192191

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Highlights: Ancrum Common and Broom Covert.

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