Drakemore Strips

Drakemore Strips is a forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Drakemore Strips is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoardweel, as well as near the locality Elba.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbey St Bathans and Grantshouse.

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.

Grantshouse

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grantshouse is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It lies on the A1, and its nearest railway stations are Dunbar to the north and Reston to the south.

Auchencrow

Village

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Auchencrow is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Lammermuir range of hills, and near Reston.