Fatlips Castle

Fatlips Castle 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.
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Wikipedia
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  • Castle
  • …dates from 1857
  • …stands 56 feet (17 metres) tall
  • Description: 16th-century tower house in Scotland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm and Denholm, Westgate, War Memorial.

Monument
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fatlips Castle.

Memorial
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is situated 2 miles southwest of Fatlips Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denholm and Bedrule.

Village
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is a small village located between and in the . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fatlips Castle.

Village
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is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic… is situated 2 miles southeast of Fatlips Castle.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the south of , . is situated 2½ miles west of Fatlips Castle.

Fatlips Castle

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Latitude
55.48005° or 55° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.6629° or 2° 39′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C7VF8JP+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 360803045
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5437900

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Portuguese—“Fatlips Castle” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fox Covert and Stobedge Wood.

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Scottish Borders: Highlights

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