Gordon Moss
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Gordon Moss is a nature reserve near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Melrose Abbey, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Hume Castle.
14th-century monastic ruins with museumMelrose Abbey, Melrose
190 min walk • St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.
15th-century hilltop stone towerSmailholm Tower, Kelso
123 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.
Forts and castles, Historical place, Gothic Revival architectureFloors Castle, Kelso
173 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.
Forts and castlesHume Castle, Greenlaw
112 min walk • Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
Historical place, Garden, ParkMellerstain House, Kelso
58 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.
BridgeLeaderfoot Viaduct, Melrose
157 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.
Forts and castlesGreenknowe Tower
11 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.
Forts and castles, Ruins, Historical placeRoxburgh Castle, Kelso
186 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.
BridgeDrygrange Old Bridge
156 min walk • The Drygrange Old Bridge is a disused road bridge over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
ChurchLegerwood Kirk
66 min walk • Legerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and 6.5 miles south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway at grid reference NT593433.
Historic walking areas, View pointScott's View, St Boswells
146 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.
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