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Mellingshaw Tower

Alternative names for Mellingshaw Tower

Mallingshaw; Malynshaw; Mellingshaws

Where is Mellingshaw Tower?

Mellingshaw Tower is in the parish of Moffat and the county of Dumfriesshire.

Grid reference: NT 0365 0879

Lat / long: 55.363625, -3.5215538

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OS Map for Mellingshaw Tower

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Moffat & St Mary’s Loch (Megget Reservoir)
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Directions to Mellingshaw Tower

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Weather at Mellingshaw Tower

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C
15km/h ESE
984mb
97%
100%
08:26 15:45

Light rain
Weather observed at Moffat at 00:05

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

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Granton motte (possible)

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Coats Hill motte

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Auldton Mote

6.4km away
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Ancient sites near Mellingshaw Tower

Menzion standing stones

16.1km away

Giant's Stone, Tweedsmuir standing stones

16.2km away

Oliver Castle fort

17.4km away

Hearthstane standing stones

18.8km away

Lochbrow cursus

20.4km away

Tibbers cursus

21.0km away

Trailflat cursus

23.8km away

Harehill Knowe cairn

26.6km away

Gallaberry cursus

26.9km away
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Pictish stones near Mellingshaw Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

40.3km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

68.2km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

68.2km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

68.2km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

68.9km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

82.2km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

84.9km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

91.9km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

93.3km away
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Pictish sites near Mellingshaw Tower

Whitecleugh silver chain

25.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

36.8km away

Borland silver chain

37.4km away

Whitlaw silver chain

60.5km away

Haddington silver chain

80.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

85.9km away

Hoardweel silver chain

91.1km away

Norrie's Law hoard

105.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

195.6km away
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Accommodation near Mellingshaw Tower

Best Western Moffat House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
5.8km away
Annandale Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
5.9km away
Balmoral Hotel, Moffat
hotelMoffat
6.0km away
Ladyknowe Apartment
self-catering apartmentMoffat
6.1km away
Lochhouse Tower
self-catering, castleMoffat
7.0km away
Dumcrieff House
self-catering, castleMoffat
8.3km away
Marchbankwood House
hotelBeattock
9.8km away
Days Inn Lockerbie (Annandale Water)
hotelLockerbie
17.8km away
Abington Hotel
hotel, restaurantAbington
18.0km away
Days Inn Abington
hotelAbington
19.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Mellingshaw Tower

Best Western Moffat House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
5.8km away
Annandale Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barMoffat
5.9km away
Abington Hotel
hotel, restaurantAbington
18.0km away
Trigony Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantThornhill
21.3km away
Tibbie Shiels Inn
hotel, bar, restaurant, campsiteSelkirk
23.5km away
Friars Carse Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurantAuldgirth
26.2km away
Best Western Dryfesdale Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLockerbie
26.9km away
Tinto House Hotel
hotel, restaurantBiggar
27.3km away
Elphinstone Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBiggar
29.1km away
Dawyck Café
caféStobo
29.4km away
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Published on the 21st of December 2011 at 12:11 am. Updated on the 21st of December 2011 at 8:11 am.

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