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Blindlee Tower (site of)

Alternative names for Blindlee Tower

Blindlie

Where is Blindlee Tower?

Blindlee Tower is in the parish of Galashiels and the county of Selkirkshire.

Grid reference: NT 4706 3730

Lat / long: 55.626379, -2.8422899

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OS Map for Blindlee Tower

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

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Weather at Blindlee Tower

12°C
max 13°C / min 12°C
3km/h NE
998mb
62%
97%
04:00 20:15

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Clovenfords at 16:58

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Blindlee Tower

Torwoodlee Tower

0.6km away

Buckholm Tower

1.4km away

Ladhope Tower

2.5km away

Old Gala House

2.5km away

Hunter's Hall (site of)

2.8km away

Whytbank Tower

2.9km away

Fairnilee

4.4km away

Peel (site of)

4.5km away

Ashiestiel House

4.6km away
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Ancient sites near Blindlee Tower

Torwoodlee broch and fort

1.3km away

Bow Castle broch

4.5km away

Eildon Hill North fort

9.5km away

Newstead (site of) souterrains

10.1km away

Earlston standing stone

12.8km away

Brothers' Stones standing stone

14.9km away

Warrior's Rest standing stone and rock art

15.0km away

Glebe Stone standing stone

15.2km away

Cambridge standing stone

15.8km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Blindlee Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

23.4km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

41.8km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

41.8km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

42.5km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

61.0km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

61.0km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

61.2km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

61.2km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

64.9km away
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Pictish sites near Blindlee Tower

Whitlaw silver chain

10.9km away

Haddington silver chain

36.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

39.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

39.2km away

Borland silver chain

41.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

43.9km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

67.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

70.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

153.0km away
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Accommodation near Blindlee Tower

The Clovenfords Country Hotel
hotelGalashiels
2.1km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
8.3km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
8.5km away
Melrose SYHA Hostel
hostelMelrose
8.6km away
Broadmeadows SYHA Hostel
hostelSelkirk
9.1km away
Black Bull Hotel, Lauder
hotelLauder
11.9km away
Aikwood Tower
self-cateringSelkirk
12.3km away
Lauderdale Apartment
self-catering apartmentLauder
12.3km away
The Buccleuch Arms Hotel
hotelSt Boswells
13.6km away
Caddon View
hotelInnerleithen
13.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Blindlee Tower

Baxters Selkirk
caféSelkirk
7.6km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
8.3km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
8.5km away
Selkirk Deli
caféSelkirk
8.7km away
Saffron
restaurantInnerleithen
14.0km away
No1 Peebles Road
caféInnerleithen
14.1km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
17.6km away
Kailzie Gardens Restaurant
café, restaurantKailzie
18.9km away
County Inn
pubPeebles
22.0km away
Castle Venlaw Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
22.1km away
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Published on the 20th of November 2011 at 11:34 am. Updated on the 20th of November 2011 at 7:34 pm.

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