The Birks

The Birks is a forest in , . The Birks is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fatlips Castle and Timpendean Tower.

Castle
Photo: Steelecf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the . Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the , it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm.

Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near , around 1.5 miles north-west of in the .

Library
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was last housed in the second building built for Andrew Carnegie in Jedburgh at a cost of £1,700. It was one of the many libraries built by Carnegie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jedburgh and Denholm.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the , ten miles north of the border with England. It's best known for its ruined abbey, while the countryside around is dotted with turrets and towerhouses from the medieval days of banditry.

Village
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is a small village located between and in the region of Scotland. The estimated population of is 600. There is a village green in the centre.

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

The Birks

Latitude
55.4769° or 55° 28′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.625° or 2° 37′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C7VF9GG+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 237469685
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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