Kirkhope Tower

#6303 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Tower

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Kirkhope Tower is a Scottish Pele, located in the Ettrick Valley, in the historic county of Selkirkshire, now a division of the Scottish Borders. The tower lies a mile to the north west of Ettrickbridge, and seven miles from the Burgh of Selkirk. ()

Alternative names: Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 55°30'55"N, 2°59'7"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bowhill House, Newark Castle, Glen House, The Haining.

3.4 miNE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Bowhill House, Selkirk
86 min walk • Bowhill House is a historic house near Bowhill at Selkirk in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association, and is one of the homes of the Duke of Buccleuch.
3.8 miNE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Newark Castle
97 min walk • Newark Tower is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of Bowhill House, in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. In addition to the keep, sections of a gatehouse and wall survive. It has been designated a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
7 miNW
Forts and castles
Glen House
180 min walk • The Glen, also known as Glen House, is an estate and country house in the parish of Traquair, southern Scotland. It is located in the glen of the Quair Water, around 5 kilometres south-west of Innerleithen, and 9 kilometres south-east of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders.
5.9 miE
Monuments and statues
The Haining, Selkirk
150 min walk • The Haining is a country house and estate in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The present house dates from the 1790s, and was a property of the Pringle family.
6.7 miNE
Bridge
Yair Bridge
170 min walk • The Yair Bridge or Fairnilee Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed at Yair, near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
2.5 miE
Forts and castles
Aikwood Tower
64 min walk • Aikwood Tower is a 16th-century tower house in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles southwest of the town of Selkirk, on the Ettrick Water. The tower is a Category A listed building.
5.5 miNE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Yarrow Park, Selkirk
140 min walk • Selkirk Football Club was a Scottish football club based in the town of Selkirk. Founded in 1880, they were the oldest established football club in the Scottish Borders.
5.5 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Philiphaugh Stadium, Selkirk
140 min walk • Philiphaugh is a rugby union ground in the Royal Burgh of Selkirk, Scotland with a capacity of approximately 6,000. It is the home of Selkirk Rugby Football Club, who currently play in Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One and the Border League.