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Buckholm Tower

Alternative names for Buckholm Tower

Buckholm Castle

Where is Buckholm Tower?

Buckholm Tower is in the parish of Melrose and the county of Roxburghshire.

Grid reference: NT 48280 37908

Lat / long: 55.631972, -2.8230321

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OS Map for Buckholm Tower

Galashiels, Selkirk & Melrose (St Boswell’s & Lauder)
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Directions to Buckholm Tower

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Weather at Buckholm Tower

4°C
max 7°C / min 1°C
12km/h SW
1033mb
43%
2%
07:07 17:41

Clear sky
Weather observed at Galashiels at 07:27

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Torwoodlee

Castles near Buckholm Tower

Blindlee Tower (site of)

1.4km away

Torwoodlee Tower

1.6km away

Ladhope Tower

1.7km away

Old Gala House

2.2km away

Hunter's Hall (site of)

2.5km away

Hillslap Tower

3.4km away

Colmslie Tower

3.5km away

Langshaw Tower

3.9km away

Whytbank Tower

4.1km away
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Ancient sites near Buckholm Tower

Torwoodlee broch and fort

1.8km away

Bow Castle broch

4.4km away

Eildon Hill North fort

8.8km away

Newstead (site of) souterrains

9.2km away

Earlston standing stone

11.5km away

Brothers' Stones standing stone

13.7km away

Cambridge standing stone

14.5km away

Dabshead fort and standing stone

14.8km away

Littledean fort

16.3km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Buckholm Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

24.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

41.9km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

41.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

42.6km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

60.6km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

60.7km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

60.9km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

60.9km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

64.5km away
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Pictish sites near Buckholm Tower

Whitlaw silver chain

10.1km away

Haddington silver chain

35.7km away

Hoardweel silver chain

37.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

38.3km away

Borland silver chain

42.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

45.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

69.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

69.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

152.1km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Buckholm Tower

The Clovenfords Country Hotel
hotelGalashiels
3.5km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
7.5km away
Melrose SYHA Hostel
hostelMelrose
7.7km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
9.3km away
Broadmeadows SYHA Hostel
hostelSelkirk
10.4km away
Black Bull Hotel, Lauder
hotelLauder
10.8km away
Lauderdale Apartment
self-catering apartmentLauder
11.2km away
The Buccleuch Arms Hotel
hotelSt Boswells
12.8km away
Aikwood Tower
self-cateringSelkirk
13.4km away
Huntlywood Granary
bed and breakfastEarlston
14.4km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Buckholm Tower

George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
7.5km away
Baxters Selkirk
caféSelkirk
8.3km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
9.3km away
Selkirk Deli
caféSelkirk
9.4km away
Saffron
restaurantInnerleithen
15.2km away
No1 Peebles Road
caféInnerleithen
15.3km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
18.7km away
Kailzie Gardens Restaurant
café, restaurantKailzie
20.1km away
The Terrace Café, Floors Castle
caféKelso
22.5km away
Johnstons of Elgin Eastmill Café
caféHawick
22.7km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 13th of November 2011 at 6:29 pm. Updated on the 23rd of January 2021 at 1:34 pm.

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