Baron’s Folly, Down Law
Baron’s Folly, Down Law is a historic site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Baron’s Folly, Down Law is situated nearby to the forest Chairflat Plantation, as well as near Whinny Plantation.Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: folly on hill to north of Jedburgh
- Also known as: “Baron’s Folly”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peniel Heugh and Waterloo Monument.
Peniel Heugh
Peak
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peniel Heugh is a hill near Ancrum and Nisbet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument. It was also the site of an Iron Age hillfort.
Waterloo Monument
Monument
Photo: Ozo, Public domain.
The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed. Waterloo Monument is situated 1 mile east of Baron’s Folly, Down Law.
Castle Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Hill is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Baron’s Folly, Down Law.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancrum and Nisbet.
Ancrum
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancrum is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, 5 km northwest of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot.
Nisbet
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nisbet is a small hamlet on the B6400, in Roxburghshire, along the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located 5.5 kilometres north of Jedburgh and 5 kilometres south of Roxburgh. Nisbet is situated 2½ miles east of Baron’s Folly, Down Law.
Maxton
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region. Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St. Maxton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Baron’s Folly, Down Law.
Baron’s Folly, Down Law
- Categories: folly, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.53357° or 55° 32′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.57638° or 2° 34′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7VGCMF+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 947929395OpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyWikidata ID
Q56621158
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Down Law and Chairflat Plantation.
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