Bonshaw Tower

#2038 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bonshaw Tower is an oblong tower house, probably dating from the mid-16th century, one mile south of Kirtlebridge, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, above the Kirtle Water. It is adjacent to a 19th-century mansion. The tower was one of a number of structures built along the Scottish border in the 1500s as protection against incursions by the English. ()

Coordinates: 55°2'15"N, 3°11'12"W

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Bonshaw Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Galabank, Raydale Park, Hoddom Castle, Devil's Porridge Exhibition.

4.2 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Galabank, Annan
107 min walk • Galabank is a football stadium in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Annan Athletic, who have played there since 1953.
5.5 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Raydale Park, Gretna Green
140 min walk • Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.
5.4 miW
Forts and castles
Hoddom Castle, Annan
138 min walk • Hoddom Castle is a large tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, south Scotland. It is located by the River Annan, 4 kilometres south-west of Ecclefechan and the same distance north-west of Brydekirk in the parish of Cummertrees.
3.7 miS
54°59'7"N • 3°10'11"W
Devil's Porridge Exhibition, Eastriggs
94 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Lochmaben Stone, Gretna Green
148 min walk • The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney in Dumfries & Galloway in Scotland. The area is also known as Stormont.
5.4 miW
Forts and castles
Repentance Tower
138 min walk • The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.
5.9 miSE
Monuments and statues
Star of Caledonia, Gretna
150 min walk • The Star of Caledonia, also called the Gretna Landmark, is a planned sculpture designed by Cecil Balmond, Charles Jencks and Andy Goldsworthy. It is to be located near Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, close to the England-Scotland border. The sculpture was approved on 27 February 2013.
2.4 miNW
Memorial
Blatobulgium
61 min walk • Blatobulgium was a Roman fort, located at the modern-day site known as Birrens, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
3.4 miNW
Village
Ecclefechan
88 min walk • One of the highlights of a visit to Ecclefechan is a trip to the famous Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace. Thomas Carlyle was a renowned philosopher, historian, and essayist, and his birthplace has been preserved as a museum dedicated to his life and work.
1.4 miN
Village
Eaglesfield
37 min walk • Eaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire in the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
4.6 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Everholm Stadium, Annan
118 min walk • Gretna Football Club 2008 is a football club from the town of Gretna. It was founded in 2008 after the bankruptcy and demise of Gretna, which had existed since 1946.