Baird’s Covert

Baird’s Covert is a forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Baird’s Covert is situated nearby to the village Preston, as well as near the hamlet Cumledge Mill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonkyll Castle and Edin’s Hall Broch.

Bonkyll Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Brendandh, CC BY 3.0.

Bonkyll Castle was a medieval fortress situated in the historic Scottish county of Berwickshire, from 1973 the Scottish Borders. It is situated 4 miles north of Duns and 4 miles south of Grantshouse.

Edin’s Hall Broch

Ruins

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Edin's Hall Broch is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. It is roughly 28 metres in diameter.

Blanerne Castle

Ruins

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duns and Abbey St Bathans.

Duns is a historic market town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, it acts as a local commercial and service centre for the surrounding rural and agricultural area.

Abbey St Bathans

Village

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Abbey St Bathans is a parish in the Lammermuir district of Berwickshire, in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders. Unique in its topography, it is situated in a long winding steep wooded valley that follows the Whiteadder Water.