Cavers Castle

Cavers Castle, also known as Cavers House, is a ruined tower house located at Cavers, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Cavers Castle was a much extended tower house of the Douglas family dating back to the 15th or 16th century, and built upon the site of an earlier stronghold of the Balliols.

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Type: Ruins
Description: ruined tower house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Cavers House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kirkton Church and Mansfield Park.

Kirkton Church

Church

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Kirkton Church is situated 1 mile south of Cavers Castle.

Mansfield Park

Stadium

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Mansfield Park is a rugby union ground in Hawick, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 5,000. Mansfield Park is situated 1½ miles west of Cavers Castle.

Albert Park

Sports venue

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Albert Park is a football ground in Hawick in the… Albert Park is situated 1½ miles west of Cavers Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkton and Burnfoot.

Kirkton

Village

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Kirkton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A6088, near Hawick.

Burnfoot

Quarter

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Burnfoot is a housing estate just east of the A7… Burnfoot is situated 1½ miles west of Cavers Castle.

Appletreehall

Hamlet

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Appletreehall is a village in the Scottish Borders… Appletreehall is situated 2 miles northwest of Cavers Castle.

Cavers Castle

Categories: castle ruin, tower house, building, and historic site
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.43086° or 55° 25′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.72747° or 2° 43′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C7VC7JF+82

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Cavers Castle” goes by many names.

Italian: “Castello di Cavers”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard and Cavers Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cavers House and Cavers Hillhead.

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