Galashiels Academy
Galashiels Academy is the high school in Galashiels, Scotland, that serves the surrounding area including Stow. Refounded in 1938, the school's history goes back as far as 1696.Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: galashielsacademy@scotborders.gov.uk
- Type: School
- Description: secondary school in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Address: Elm Row, Galashiels, TD1 3HU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Gala House and Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels.
Old Gala House
Museum
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. Old Gala House is situated 900 feet northeast of Galashiels Academy.
Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels
Church
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels is situated 800 feet east of Galashiels Academy.
Galashiels Library
Library
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Galashiels Library is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Galashiels Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galashiels and Boleside.
Galashiels
Photo: John Brewer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.
Boleside
Hamlet
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Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed.
Tweedbank
Village
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Tweedbank is a town south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101. Tweedbank is situated 2 miles east of Galashiels Academy.
Galashiels Academy
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61228° or 55° 36′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.81235° or 2° 48′ 44″ westInception
1696Operator
Scottish Borders CouncilOpen location code
9C7VJ56Q+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 554269237OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q5517995
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Galashiels Academy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加拉希尔学院”
- French: “Galashiels Academy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scott Park and Galashiels Swimming Pool.
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