Sheriff Muir Plantation

Sheriff Muir Plantation is a forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Sheriff Muir Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Lyne Station, as well as near Hallyne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyne Kirk and Neidpath Castle.

Lyne Kirk

Church

Photo: adam sommerville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lyne Kirk is an ancient and historic kirk or church, of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on top of a mound adjacent to the A72 trunk route 4.5 miles west of Peebles in the ancient county of Peeblesshire, now in the Scottish Borders area, and governed by the Scottish Borders Council.

Neidpath Castle

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment.

Stobo Kirk

Church

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stobo Kirk is an ancient church of the Church of Scotland. It is dedicated to St Mungo and is situated near the B712 off the A72 just 6 miles south-west of Peebles in the ancient county of Peeblesshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peebles and Lyne.

Peebles

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peebles is a town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 9000. The name is Brythonic: pebyll meant "tents" or a temporary dwelling place.

Lyne

Locality

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Lyne is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles west of the market town of Peebles; it lies off the A72, in the old county of Peeblesshire and has an area of about 4 square miles.

Bellspool

Locality

Bellspool is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to Drumelzier, Hopcarton and Kingledoors…

Sheriff Muir Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.6459° or 55° 38′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.2723° or 3° 16′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C7RJPWH+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 867541380

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lyne Station and Hallyne.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beggarpath Bridge and Lyne Viaduct.

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