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.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined tower house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cavers House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkton Church and Mansfield Park.
Kirkton Church
Church
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkton Church is situated 1 mile south of Cavers Castle.
Mansfield Park
Stadium
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mansfield Park is a rugby union ground in Hawick, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 5,000. It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership and Border League. Mansfield Park is situated 1½ miles west of Cavers Castle.
Albert Park
Sports venue
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albert Park is a football ground in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, which is the home of East of Scotland Football League club Hawick Royal Albert F.C. Albert Park is situated 1½ miles west of Cavers Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkton and Burnfoot.
Kirkton
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A6088, near Hawick. Grid Ref. NT5413. It is a former parish, amalgamated into the parish of Cavers in 1895.
Burnfoot
Quarter
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burnfoot is a housing estate just east of the A7, in the northern part of Hawick, by the Boonraw Burn, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Wilton Dean and Stirches were also villages surrounding Hawick. Burnfoot is situated 1½ miles west of Cavers Castle.
Appletreehall
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appletreehall is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 miles north-east of Hawick, in the historic county of Roxburghshire. Nearby are Branxholme, Broadhaugh, Roberton, Wilton and Wilton Dean. 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″ northLongitude
-2.72747° or 2° 43′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C7VC7JF+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 248170316OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q42887897
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In Other Languages
“Cavers Castle” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Castello di Cavers”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard and Cavers Wood.
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