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Plora Tower

Where is Plora Tower?

Plora Tower is in the parish of Traquair and the county of Peeblesshire.

Grid reference: NT 3609 3629

Lat / long: 55.615985, -3.0162391

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OS Map for Plora Tower

OS map 337
Peebles & Innerleithen (Eddleston, Ettrickbridge, Traquair & Yarrow)
OS Explorer map 337


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Weather at Plora Tower

4°C
max 4°C / min 4°C
32km/h NNW
986mb
99%
100%
08:26 15:41

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Innerleithen at 07:51

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Plora Tower

Bold (site of)

0.6km away

Purvishill Tower (site of)

1.3km away

Kirnie Tower (site of)

1.5km away

Caberston Tower (site of)

1.6km away

Pirn (site of)

2.5km away

Scrogbank (site of)

2.6km away

The Cheeswell

2.7km away

Lythe (site of)

2.8km away

Traquair House

3.1km away
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Ancient sites near Plora Tower

Castle Knowe fort

6.0km away

Cardrona Mains standing stone

6.6km away

Warrior's Rest standing stone and rock art

8.6km away

Glebe Stone standing stone

8.7km away

Torwoodlee broch and fort

10.6km away

Bow Castle broch

11.4km away

Peat Rig standing stone

12.9km away

Kirkton Manor standing stone

13.6km away

Sheriff Muir standing stone

16.4km away
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Pictish stones near Plora Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

23.4km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

38.4km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

38.4km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

38.9km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

60.6km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

60.7km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

60.9km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

60.9km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

65.4km away
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Pictish sites near Plora Tower

Whitlaw silver chain

17.9km away

Borland silver chain

31.5km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

33.5km away

Haddington silver chain

40.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

44.5km away

Hoardweel silver chain

48.9km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

57.1km away

Norrie's Law hoard

71.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

157.4km away
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Accommodation near Plora Tower

Caddon View
hotelInnerleithen
2.7km away
Traquair House
bed and breakfastInnerleithen
3.1km away
Cardrona Breaks
hotelCardrona Mains
6.4km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
7.1km away
Broadmeadows SYHA Hostel
hostelSelkirk
8.2km away
The Clovenfords Country Hotel
hotelGalashiels
8.9km away
Manor Water Cottage
self-catering cottagePeebles
10.3km away
Cross Keys Hotel, Peebles
hotelPeebles
11.6km away
Aikwood Tower
self-cateringSelkirk
11.8km away
Castle Venlaw Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
11.9km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Plora Tower

Saffron
restaurantInnerleithen
3.0km away
No1 Peebles Road
caféInnerleithen
3.1km away
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantCardrona
7.1km away
Kailzie Gardens Restaurant
café, restaurantKailzie
8.3km away
County Inn
pubPeebles
11.6km away
Castle Venlaw Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPeebles
11.9km away
Best Western Philipburn Country House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barSelkirk
12.2km away
Baxters Selkirk
caféSelkirk
13.1km away
Selkirk Deli
caféSelkirk
13.4km away
Cringletie House
hotel, restaurant, barEddleston
15.0km away
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Published on the 13th of February 2012 at 9:38 pm. Updated on the 14th of February 2012 at 5:38 am.

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