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Paxton (site of)

A castle is thought to have once stood on the Paxton House estate, although its exact location is unknown.

For now I have placed the site of it at Paxton House itself as there’s a chance that it was replaced by, or incorporated into, this 18th century mansion.

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Alternative names for Paxton

Paxtoun

Where is Paxton?

Paxton is in the parish of Hutton and the county of Berwickshire.

Grid reference: NT 93197 51977

Lat / long: 55.761097, -2.109975

OS Map for Paxton

Berwick-upon-Tweed (Eyemouth, Duns, St Abb’s Head & Cockburnspath)
OS Explorer map 346

Directions to Paxton

Enter a starting point

Weather at Paxton

11°C
max 11°C / min 11°C

23km/h NNE
1020mb
72%
97%
03:46 20:23

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Allanton at 09:10

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Garden and Designed Landscape record
Canmore
Wikipedia
Paxton House

Castles near Paxton

Ancient sites near Paxton

Aytonlaw fort

9.1km away

Castle Dikes fort

9.1km away

Broomhouse Mains souterrain

13.2km away

Duns Law fort

14.9km away

Edin's Hall broch and fort

18.0km away

Cockburn Law fort

18.3km away

The Chesters fort

20.3km away

Bruntaburn Mill standing stone

33.4km away

Broxmouth (site of) fort

34.3km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Paxton

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

62.0km away

The Coves, Caiplie Class I symbols

63.3km away

Crail Class III cross-slab

64.4km away

Abercrombie 1 Class III cross slab

65.8km away

Abercrombie 2 Class III cross slab

65.8km away

Abercrombie 3 Class III cross slab

65.8km away

Abercrombie 4 Class III cross slab

65.8km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

70.6km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

70.6km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Paxton

Hoardweel silver chain

16.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

41.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

43.4km away

Haddington silver chain

46.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

76.2km away

Borland silver chain

86.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

89.2km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

115.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

132.6km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Paxton

Allanton Inn

hotel, bar, restaurantDuns

7.0km away

Castle Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantColdstream

15.3km away

Hirsel Cottage Tea Room

caféColdstream

15.7km away

The Courtyard Restaurant, Floors Castle

café, restaurantKelso

27.9km away

The Terrace Café, Floors Castle

caféKelso

28.5km away

George & Abbotsford Hotel

hotel, barMelrose

42.3km away

Smeaton Nursery Gardens & Tearoom

caféEast Linton

43.0km away

Baxters Selkirk

caféSelkirk

50.7km away

Selkirk Deli

caféSelkirk

51.5km away

Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa

hotel, restaurant, barNorth Berwick

51.5km away

more food.... / more drink....

Paxton (site of)

Alternative names for Paxton

Where is Paxton?

OS Map for Paxton

Directions to Paxton

Weather at Paxton

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Paxton

Cawderstanes Castle (site of)

Spital (site of)

Edrington Castle

Edrington Bastle (possible)

Foulden Bastle (site of)

Mordington Bastle (site of)

Mordington House (site of)

Hutton Castle

Hilton (possible) (site of)

Ancient sites near Paxton

Aytonlaw fort

Castle Dikes fort

Broomhouse Mains souterrain

Duns Law fort

Edin's Hall broch and fort

Cockburn Law fort

The Chesters fort

Bruntaburn Mill standing stone

Broxmouth (site of) fort

Pictish stones near Paxton

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

The Coves, Caiplie Class I symbols

Crail Class III cross-slab

Abercrombie 1 Class III cross slab

Abercrombie 2 Class III cross slab

Abercrombie 3 Class III cross slab

Abercrombie 4 Class III cross slab

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Pictish sites near Paxton

Hoardweel silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Borland silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Whitecleugh silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

Accommodation near Paxton

SlowSheep@theLazyFox

Allanton Inn

The Wheatsheaf Restaurant With Rooms

Old Linthill

Babingtons Cottage

The Craw Inn

Groom's Cottage, Wedderburn Castle

Keeper's Cottage, Wedderburn Castle

Garden Cottage, Wedderburn Castle

West Lodge, Wedderburn Castle

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Paxton

Allanton Inn

Castle Hotel

Hirsel Cottage Tea Room

The Courtyard Restaurant, Floors Castle

The Terrace Café, Floors Castle

George & Abbotsford Hotel

Smeaton Nursery Gardens & Tearoom

Baxters Selkirk

Selkirk Deli

Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa

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Published on the 26th of March 2017 at 7:14 pm. Updated on the 22nd of July 2019 at 12:29 pm.

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