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Mosshouses


Laudelia sive Lauderdalia Scotis, vulgo, Lauderdail
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS

Mosshouses is marked on Pont’s late 16th century map as Mess Housess and on Blaeu’s mid 17th century map as a tower called Mosshousess.

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Alternative names for Mosshouses

Mess Housess; Mosshousess

Where is Mosshouses?

Mosshouses is in the parish of Melrose and the county of Roxburghshire.

Grid reference:NT 53200 39630

Lat / long:55.647943,-2.745189

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OS Map for Mosshouses

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Galashiels, Selkirk & Melrose (St Boswell’s & Lauder)
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Weather at Mosshouses

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Light snow
Weather observed at Earlston at 03:03
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References (websites)

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Castles near Mosshouses

Langshaw Tower

1.5km away

Colmslie Tower

1.9km away

Hillslap Tower

1.9km away

Carolside

3.1km away

Threepwood (site of)

3.8km away

Wooplaw

3.9km away

Westhouses (site of)

4.2km away

Rhymer's Tower

4.2km away

Ladhope Tower

4.7km away
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Ancient sites near Mosshouses

Earlston standing stone

6.4km away

Newstead (site of) souterrains

6.7km away

Torwoodlee broch and fort

6.8km away

Eildon Hill North fort

7.2km away

Bow Castle broch

7.3km away

Brothers' Stones standing stone

9.4km away

Cambridge standing stone

10.1km away

Dabshead fort and standing stone

11.7km away

Bruntaburn Mill standing stone

12.1km away
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Pictish stones near Mosshouses

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

27.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

43.4km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

43.4km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

44.1km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

60.3km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

60.4km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

60.5km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

60.5km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

63.7km away
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Pictish sites near Mosshouses

Whitlaw silver chain

8.9km away

Hoardweel silver chain

32.7km away

Haddington silver chain

33.9km away

Traprain Law silver chain

35.6km away

Borland silver chain

47.4km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

49.6km away

Norrie's Law hoard

68.8km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

74.3km away

Dunnicaer fort

149.2km away
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Accommodation near Mosshouses

George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
5.8km away
Melrose SYHA Hostel
hostelMelrose
5.9km away
Black Bull Hotel, Lauder
hotelLauder
7.9km away
Lauderdale Apartment
self-catering apartmentLauder
8.3km away
The Clovenfords Country Hotel
hotelGalashiels
8.7km away
Huntlywood Granary
bed and breakfastEarlston
9.2km away
The Buccleuch Arms Hotel
hotelSt Boswells
10.5km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
13.0km away
Broadmeadows SYHA Hostel
hostelSelkirk
15.1km away
Aikwood Tower
self-cateringSelkirk
17.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Mosshouses

George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
5.8km away
Baxters Selkirk
caféSelkirk
11.5km away
Selkirk Deli
caféSelkirk
12.7km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
13.0km away
The Terrace Café, Floors Castle
caféKelso
18.0km away
The Courtyard Restaurant, Floors Castle
café, restaurantKelso
18.5km away
Saffron
restaurantInnerleithen
20.3km away
No1 Peebles Road
caféInnerleithen
20.4km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
23.6km away
Johnstons of Elgin Eastmill Café
caféHawick
24.4km away
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Published on the 24th of April 2018 at 2:30 pm. Updated on the 24th of April 2018 at 2:42 pm.

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