Smailholm Tower, Kelso

Name: Smailholm Tower
Address: By Sandyknowe Farm, Kelso, TD5 7PG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1573 460365

#1 among attractions in Kelso

Tower, Top attraction, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. The tower is located at grid reference NT637346, just west of Sandyknowe farm, and is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. In June 2007, it was awarded the maximum "five-star" status as a tourist attraction from VisitScotland, a rating bestowed on only eight other sites in Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°36'19"N, 2°34'33"W

Address

By Sandyknowe FarmKelso TD5 7PG United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1573 460365

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Dryburgh Abbey, Floors Castle, Mellerstain House, Leaderfoot Viaduct.

3.5 miSW
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose
89 min walk • Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland.
4.5 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Gothic Revival architecture
Floors Castle, Kelso
115 min walk • Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for Duke John, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house.
2.8 miN
Historical place, Garden, Park
Mellerstain House, Kelso
71 min walk • Mellerstain House is a stately home around 8 miles north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland. It is currently the home of the 14th Earl of Haddington, and is a historical monument of Scotland.
4 miW
Bridge
Leaderfoot Viaduct, Melrose
102 min walk • The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
5.1 miN
Forts and castles
Greenknowe Tower
129 min walk • Greenknowe Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence.
4.7 miE
Forts and castles, Ruins, Historical place
Roxburgh Castle, Kelso
120 min walk • Roxburgh Castle is a ruined royal castle that overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland.
3.2 miSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of William Wallace, St Boswells
81 min walk • The William Wallace Statue near the grounds of the Bemersyde estate, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders is a statue commemorating William Wallace.
3.9 miW
Bridge
Drygrange Old Bridge
100 min walk • The Drygrange Old Bridge is a disused road bridge over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
2.4 miSW
Bridge
Mertoun Bridge
63 min walk • The Mertoun Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders.
5.3 miS
Memorial
Waterloo Monument, Jedburgh
137 min walk • The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.
2.8 miW
Historic walking areas, View point
Scott's View, St Boswells
72 min walk • Scott's View is a viewpoint in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott.