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Located in Kelso, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Less than a mile away.
Built between 1725 and 1778. Mellerstain House is located in the Scottish Borders. Their website invites the visitor to 'come and discover the story of Mellerstain for a day, and enjoy the fabulous paintings, embroidery,...
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Located in Kelso, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 2.9 miles away.
Located on the Scottish Borders. A 'Peel Tower' or one of a number of fortifiactions running along the Borders used as a lookout for approaching armies. On signs of danger, torches would be lit...
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Located in Dryburgh, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 5.9 miles away.
Burial place of Sir Walter Scott and Field Marshal Haig. Dryburgh Abbey suffered at the hands of invading English armies in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. Founded in the twelfth century. Dryburgh Abbey is managed...
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Located in Kelso, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 6.0 miles away.
Built in the twelfth century. Kelso Abbey was a wealthy and powerful abbey in which the Scottish King James III was crowned in 1460. Owing to its location close to the English border, Kelso Abbey was frequently damaged b...
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Located in Melrose, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 6.9 miles away.
The emblamed heart of Robert the Bruce supposedly buried in its grounds. Melrose Abbey has a violent history. Richard II burned the Abbey in 1385. Henry VIII's amry damaged it in 1544. Oliver Cromwell's army bombarded it...
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Located in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 11.6 miles away.
Located in the Scottish Borders, Jedburgh Abbey was founded in 1138. Jedburgh was a constant target for invading English armies and the Abbey fell into decline after the Scottish Reformation. Visitors can explore the clo...
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Located in Branxton, Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 15.0 miles away.
A battle fought in 1513 between the English and Scottish armies at Flodden, Northumberland to the north east of the Cheviot Hills. The English army won. Said to be the largest battle ever to have taken place between the...
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Located in Westnewton, Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 16.4 miles away.
Accessible hill (343 metres) in the Cheviot Hills, north Northumberland National Park. Exceptional panoramic views of this England/Scotland border region, including 'The Cheviot' which is the area's highest peak at 815 m...
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Located in Norham, Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 16.8 miles away.
Located on the north east/south east border of England/Scotland. Situated high above the River Tweed. Built from the twelfth century by the Bishop of Durham Cathedral World Heritage Site to protect the area from the Scot...
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Located in Westnewton, Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 17.6 miles away.
One of the major valleys in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland National Park. Parking at the head of the valley and a footpath leading to the 'Pennine Way' and up to the summit of 'The Cheviot'. Named after the College Bu...
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Located in Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 19.9 miles away.
To the north of Northumberland National Park. The Cheviot Hills border Scotland. Areas of interest include: the National Park Centre in Ingram, College Valley, Breamish valley and Harthope valley. Popular with walkers. A...
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Located in Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 24.2 miles away.
MOD training area with 'some of the most breathtaking views of the Northumberland National Park'. Second largest firing range in country (behind Salisbury Plain) and in use since 1911. Areas of open access and controlled...
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Located in Peebles, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 25.5 miles away.
Built in the thirteenth century. Neidpath Castle is located in the Borders of Scotland. Visitors have included Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI, William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott. Privately owned by the Earl of Wemys...
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Located in Beal, Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 26.0 miles away.
Visitor Centre, Birds of Prey Centre, coffee shop, restaurant, local produce on way to Holy Island. Exquisite views east across Lindisfarne Causeway and Holy Island Sands to Lindisfarne Priory, Lindisfarne Castle and Lin...
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Located in Harbottle, Northumberland, North East England, England
Approximately 27.6 miles away.
Ruined castle on the edge of Northumberland National Park dating from the twelfth century. Fell into disrepair after the age of the 'Border Reivers', bands of thieves who murdered and thieved in this area (see also Tosso...
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Located in Hermitage, Scottish Borders, The Lowlands, Scotland
Approximately 28.3 miles away.
There's a legend that one of its early owners was boiled to death in molten lead by his tenants. Built in the thirteenth century. Located in the Scottish Borders. The castle became obsolete after the Union of the Crowns...
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