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Windydoors Tower

Alternative names for Windydoors Tower

Peillhouse; Windiduris; Windidurris; Windidurrs; Windiedoors

Where is Windydoors Tower?

Windydoors Tower is in the parish of Caddonfoot and the county of Selkirkshire.

Grid reference:NT 43194 39843

Lat / long:55.648788,-2.9042029

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OS Map for Windydoors Tower

OS map 338
Galashiels, Selkirk & Melrose (St Boswell’s & Lauder)
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Directions to Windydoors Tower

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Weather at Windydoors Tower

5°C
max 5°C / min 4°C
13km/h NNE
1015mb
86%
100%
05:43 18:47

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Clovenfords at 14:47

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
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Laidlawstiel (possible) (site of)

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Thornielee (site of)

4.0km away

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Torwoodlee Tower

4.1km away

Torsonce Castle (site of)

4.3km away

Holylee (site of)

4.5km away

Blindlee Tower (site of)

4.6km away

Ashiestiel House

4.7km away
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Ancient sites near Windydoors Tower

Bow Castle broch

3.5km away

Torwoodlee broch and fort

3.6km away

Cardrona Mains standing stone

13.2km away

Castle Knowe fort

13.2km away

Eildon Hill North fort

14.1km away

Warrior's Rest standing stone and rock art

14.3km away

Glebe Stone standing stone

14.6km away

Newstead (site of) souterrains

14.6km away

Dabshead fort and standing stone

16.2km away
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Pictish stones near Windydoors Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

25.7km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

37.7km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

37.7km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

38.3km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

57.7km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

57.8km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

58.0km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

58.0km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

62.0km away
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Pictish sites near Windydoors Tower

Whitlaw silver chain

10.4km away

Haddington silver chain

34.6km away

Borland silver chain

37.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

38.1km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

39.7km away

Hoardweel silver chain

40.9km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

64.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

67.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

151.7km away
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Accommodation near Windydoors Tower

The Clovenfords Country Hotel
hotelGalashiels
3.7km away
Broadmeadows SYHA Hostel
hostelSelkirk
9.9km away
Caddon View
hotelInnerleithen
10.2km away
Traquair House
bed and breakfastInnerleithen
11.0km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
11.2km away
Black Bull Hotel, Lauder
hotelLauder
12.6km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
12.8km away
Cardrona Breaks
hotelCardrona Mains
12.9km away
Lauderdale Apartment
self-catering apartmentLauder
13.0km away
Melrose SYHA Hostel
hostelMelrose
13.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Windydoors Tower

Saffron
restaurantInnerleithen
10.6km away
No1 Peebles Road
caféInnerleithen
10.7km away
Baxters Selkirk
caféSelkirk
11.0km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
11.2km away
Selkirk Deli
caféSelkirk
11.9km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
12.8km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
13.6km away
Kailzie Gardens Restaurant
café, restaurantKailzie
15.1km away
Castle Venlaw Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
17.9km away
County Inn
pubPeebles
17.9km away
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Published on the 20th of November 2011 at 11:34 am. Updated on the 30th of April 2021 at 1:04 pm.

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