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Aikwood Tower

Tvedia cum vicecomitatu Etterico Forestae etiam Selkirkae dictus
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS

Aikwood Tower is a 16th century tower house which was long the residence of the Scott family.

The tower is marked on Blaeu’s mid-17th century map as N. Aikewood.

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Alternative names for Aikwood Tower

Aikewood; Aikwood Castle; N. Aikewood; N. Aikwood; Nether Aikewood; Oakwood Tower

Where is Aikwood Tower?

Aikwood Tower is in the parish of Selkirk and the county of Selkirkshire.

Grid reference: NT 42006 26042

Lat / long: 55.524658, -2.9201712

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OS Map for Aikwood Tower

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

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Weather at Aikwood Tower

1°C
max 1°C / min 1°C
1km/h NE
1014mb
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91%
04:59 19:22

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Selkirk at 23:46

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Aikwood Tower

East Fauldshope (possible) (site of)

0.5km away

Fauldshope (possible) (site of)

0.9km away

Hartwoodmyres (possible) (site of)

1.8km away

Old Wark (site of)

2.6km away

Harehead (possible) (site of)

2.9km away

Middlestead (possible) (site of)

3.3km away

Newark Castle

3.4km away

Howden (site of)

3.4km away

Foulshiels (possible) (site of)

3.5km away
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Ancient sites near Aikwood Tower

Peat Rig standing stone

6.3km away

Warrior's Rest standing stone and rock art

6.8km away

Glebe Stone standing stone

6.9km away

Torwoodlee broch and fort

13.2km away

Black Rig standing stone

14.0km away

Eildon Hill North fort

15.1km away

Bow Castle broch

16.2km away

Castle Knowe fort

16.3km away

Newstead (site of) souterrains

16.6km away
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Pictish stones near Aikwood Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

12.0km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

49.9km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

49.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

50.5km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

71.3km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

71.3km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

71.5km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

71.6km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

75.6km away
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Pictish sites near Aikwood Tower

Whitlaw silver chain

23.2km away

Borland silver chain

41.1km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

42.9km away

Haddington silver chain

48.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

50.1km away

Traprain Law silver chain

51.4km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

60.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

81.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

165.3km away
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Accommodation near Aikwood Tower

Aikwood Tower
self-cateringSelkirk
0.0km away
Broadmeadows SYHA Hostel
hostelSelkirk
4.1km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
4.8km away
The Clovenfords Country Hotel
hotelGalashiels
11.0km away
The Gordon Arms Hotel
hotelSelkirk
11.2km away
Traquair House
bed and breakfastInnerleithen
13.0km away
Caddon View
hotelInnerleithen
13.8km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
15.0km away
Melrose SYHA Hostel
hostelMelrose
15.2km away
Cardrona Breaks
hotelCardrona Mains
17.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Aikwood Tower

Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
4.8km away
Selkirk Deli
caféSelkirk
5.6km away
Baxters Selkirk
caféSelkirk
6.5km away
Johnstons of Elgin Eastmill Café
caféHawick
13.8km away
Saffron
restaurantInnerleithen
13.9km away
No1 Peebles Road
caféInnerleithen
13.9km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
15.0km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
18.1km away
Kailzie Gardens Restaurant
café, restaurantKailzie
18.7km away
Tibbie Shiels Inn
hotel, bar, restaurant, campsiteSelkirk
18.7km away
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Published on the 20th of November 2011 at 11:34 am. Updated on the 30th of June 2022 at 10:50 am.

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