Newark Castle

#2056 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Top attraction, Reportedly haunted

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°33'19"N, 2°55'7"W

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Newark Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abbotsford House, Bowhill House, Galashiels Baptist Church, Old Gala House.

6.1 miNE
Scott's 19th-century baronial home
Abbotsford House, Melrose
157 min walk • Abbotsford is a historic country house in the Scottish Borders, near Galashiels, on the south bank of the River Tweed. Now open to the public, it was built as the residence of historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott between 1817 and 1825.
1.1 miS
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Bowhill House, Selkirk
28 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.
5.9 miNE
Church
Galashiels Baptist Church, Galashiels
150 min walk • Galashiels Baptist Church is located in the town of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. It was founded in 1804 and is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Scotland.
5.9 miNE
Art gallery, Shopping, Art museum
Old Gala House, Galashiels
150 min walk • Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas.
3.1 miE
Monuments and statues
The Haining, Selkirk
79 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.
3.1 miE
55°32'59"N • 2°50'19"W
Victoria Halls, Selkirk
81 min walk • City hall
2.9 miNE
Bridge
Yair Bridge
73 min walk • The Yair Bridge or Fairnilee Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed at Yair, near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
2.1 miS
Forts and castles
Aikwood Tower
55 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.
3.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Tower
Kirkhope Tower
97 min walk • 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.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hare and Dunhog Mosses
108 min walk • Hare and Dunhog Mosses is a nature reserve near Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire.
6.2 miNW
Village
Walkerburn
158 min walk • Walkerburn is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about 8 miles from Peebles and 10 miles from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne family. It is the home of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute.