Waterloo Monument, Jedburgh

Name: Waterloo Monument
Address: Jedburgh, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Jedburgh

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Facts and practical information

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. It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed. ()

Coordinates: 55°31'45"N, 2°33'1"W

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Jedburgh United Kingdom

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Waterloo Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey, Smailholm Tower.

3.5 miS
Museum
Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh
89 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque town of Jedburgh in the United Kingdom, the Mary Queen of Scots House is a historical gem that beckons tourists with its rich past and captivating architecture. This 16th-century tower house, which now serves as a museum, is reputed to have...
3.6 miS
Historical place, Ruins, Architecture
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
93 min walk • Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders 10 miles north of the border with England at Carter Bar.
5.1 miNW
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose
131 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.
5.3 miN
15th-century hilltop stone tower
Smailholm Tower, Kelso
137 min walk • 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.
3.6 miS
City hall
Jedburgh Town Hall, Jedburgh
93 min walk • Jedburgh Public Hall known as Jedburgh Town Hall is a listed building in the centre of Jedburgh opposite the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. It was opened in 1900 as the town's principal public building. An information centre is attached and it overlooks a large car park which is beside the A68.
1 miS
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Monteviot House, Jedburgh
27 min walk • Monteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the River Teviot near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
3.6 miS
Library
Jedburgh Library, Jedburgh
91 min walk • Jedburgh Library is now housed in the second building built for Andrew Carnegie in Jedburgh at a cost of £1,700. It was one of the many libraries built by Carnegie.
3.6 miS
Bridge
Canongate Bridge, Jedburgh
91 min walk • The Canongate Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. It was built as the town's main bridge over the Jed Water in the 16th century. Since 1971 it has been a category A listed building.
4.5 miNW
Bridge
Mertoun Bridge
115 min walk • The Mertoun Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders.
3.5 miE
Bridge
Kalemouth Suspension Bridge
89 min walk • The Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge at Kalemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the B6401. It crosses the River Teviot just above its confluence with the Kale Water, near Eckford.
5.2 miS
Historical and heritage tours, Cultural tours, Tours
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh
132 min walk • Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire.