Blanerne Castle

Blanerne Castle is the remains of a 16th-century fortified house, located in the grounds of Blanerne House, an 18th-century country house between Chirnside and Preston in the Scottish Borders.

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manderston and Billie Castle.

Manderston

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Manderston House is a British stately home in Duns, Berwickshire. It is the seat of the Palmer family. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver-plated staircase. Manderston is situated 2 miles southwest of Blanerne Castle.

Billie Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Billie Castle is a ruined 15th-century quadrangular castle, 3 miles north west of Chirnside, Scottish Borders, Scotland, north of Billiemains. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1988. Billie Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blanerne Castle.

Chirnside Parish Church

Church

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Chirnside Parish Church is a kirk of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the B6355 road between Duns and Eyemouth in the old county of Berwickshire, now part of the Scottish Borders, at grid reference NT869560. Chirnside Parish Church is situated 2½ miles east of Blanerne Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackadder House and Chirnside.

Blackadder House

Locality

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Blackadder House was an estate and stately house near the village of Allanton, in Berwickshire, Scotland. It was built on the site of the earlier Blackadder Castle. Blackadder House is situated 2 miles southeast of Blanerne Castle.

Chirnside

Village

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Chirnside is a hillside village in Berwickshire, Scotland, 9 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and 7 miles east of Duns. Chirnside is situated 2½ miles east of Blanerne Castle.

Allanton

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allanton is a small village in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. Historically part of Berwickshire, for many years it was part of the estate of Blackadder House, which was demolished around 1925. Allanton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Blanerne Castle.

Blanerne Castle

Type: Ruins
Description: castle and tower house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Categories: castle, tower house, building, and historic site
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.80025° or 55° 48′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.26982° or 2° 16′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C7VRP2J+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 250845284

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q4925057

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Blanerne Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Blanerne Castle”
Portuguese: “Castelo Blanerne”
Turkish: “Blanerne Kalesi”

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Highlights include Edrom Kirk and Kilnick Plantation.

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