Langton Castle

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Langton Castle is a now destroyed medieval fortress at Langton, near the burgh of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland. Little remains of the structure. ()

Coordinates: 55°46'24"N, 2°23'29"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Manderston House, Edin's Hall Broch, Bonkyl Kirk, Duns Castle.

3.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Manderston House, Duns
89 min walk • Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of The Rt Hon. The 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver-plated staircase.
4.4 miN
Archaeological site
Edin's Hall Broch
113 min walk • Edin's Hall Broch is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. It is roughly 28 metres in diameter.
5.1 miNE
Church
Bonkyl Kirk
130 min walk • Bonkyl Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated at grid reference NT808595 5 miles northeast of Duns in the old county of Berwickshire. The nearest hamlet is Preston just over 2 miles to the south-west.
1.5 miNE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Reportedly haunted
Duns Castle, Duns
39 min walk • Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, supposedly dates from 1320.
5.1 miE
Forts and castles
Blanerne Castle
130 min walk • Blanerne Castle is the remains of a 16th-century fortified house, located in the grounds of Blanerne House, an 18th-century country house between Chirnside and Preston in the Scottish Borders.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dirrington Great Law
94 min walk • Dirrington Great Law is a hill in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Berwickshire. The summit is around 2.5 kilometres south of Longformacus and 9 kilometres west of Duns.
2.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Nisbet House
72 min walk • Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, 2.5 kilometres south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire.
3.3 miE
Forts and castles
Wedderburn Castle
84 min walk • Wedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, is an 18th-century country house that is now used as a wedding and events venue.
2.4 miS
Church
Polwarth Parish Church
63 min walk • Polwarth Parish Church was a member church of the Church of Scotland before closing in 2004. It is situated atop a mound off a minor road leading from the A6105, Greenlaw to Duns road in the old county of Berwickshire, now privately owned by the Letts family who live in the adjacent Polwarth Manse and is available for weddings.
6.9 miNW
Tower
Cranshaws Castle
177 min walk • Cranshaws Castle or Cranshaws Tower is a privately owned 15th-century pele situated by the village of Cranshaws in Berwickshire, Scotland. The building is still in use as a residence, and is protected as a category A listed building.
4.5 miSE
Tower
Bite-about Pele
115 min walk • Bite-about is a very ruined pele tower or bastle house. It is situated in the parish of Eccles, between the villages of Fogo and Swinton to the south of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.