Ancrum Old Parish Church

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Ancrum Old Parish Church is situated just over half a mile north west of the village of Ancrum in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B4600 road leading off the A68. The village of Ancrum is four miles north west of Jedburgh. The churchyard contains the burial ground for the local area. The old church is situated at grid reference NT621248, and the remains are protected as a Category B listed building. ()

Coordinates: 55°30'57"N, 2°36'4"W

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Ancrum Old Parish Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Town Hall.

3.2 miSE
Museum
Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh
82 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...
3.3 miSE
Historical place, Ruins, Architecture
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
84 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.
4.6 miNW
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose
119 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.
3.3 miSE
City hall
Jedburgh Town Hall, Jedburgh
84 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.
1.7 miE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Monteviot House, Jedburgh
44 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.
5.2 miN
Monuments and statues
Statue of William Wallace, St Boswells
133 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.
3.2 miSE
Library
Jedburgh Library, Jedburgh
83 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.
3.3 miSE
Bridge
Canongate Bridge, Jedburgh
84 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.
3.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Fatlips Castle
89 min walk • Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm.
4.5 miN
Bridge
Mertoun Bridge
116 min walk • The Mertoun Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders.
5.6 miE
Bridge
Kalemouth Suspension Bridge
144 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.