Howlands Plantation

Howlands Plantation is a forest in , . Howlands Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Philiphaugh Stadium and Victoria Halls.

Recreation area
Philiphaugh is a rugby union ground in the , with a capacity of approximately 6,000. It is the home of Selkirk Rugby Football Club, who currently play in Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One and the Border League.

Town hall
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town hall.

Ruins
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newark Tower is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of , in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selkirk and Galashiels.

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in the , with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.

Photo: John Brewer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , 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.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the area of Scotland, 1 mile north of the hamlet of and 4 miles west of the town . The village sits on undulating grasslands and surrounding rolling hills.

Howlands Plantation

Latitude
55.578° or 55° 34′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.8743° or 2° 52′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C7VH4HG+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 909293532
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Satellite Map

Discover Howlands Plantation from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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