Bonkyl Kirk

#3152 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Coordinates: 55°49'45"N, 2°18'26"W

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Bonkyl Kirk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Manderston House, Duns
83 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.
2.3 miW
Archaeological site
Edin's Hall Broch
58 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.
4.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Blackadder House
116 min walk • Blackadder House was an estate and stately house near the village of Allanton, in Berwickshire, Scotland. It was built on the site of the earlier Blackadder Castle. The house was vandalised by troops in World War I. Since there was no money to repair it, the house was demolished around 1925.
3.7 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Reportedly haunted
Duns Castle, Duns
95 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.
4.4 miSE
Church
Chirnside Parish Church
112 min walk • Chirnside Parish Church is a kirk of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the B6355 road between Duns and Eyemouth in the old county of Berwickshire, now part of the Scottish Borders, at grid reference NT869560.
2.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Blanerne Castle
64 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.
5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Nisbet House
135 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.
4.2 miS
Forts and castles
Wedderburn Castle
107 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.
5.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Langton Castle
130 min walk • Langton Castle is a now destroyed medieval fortress at Langton, near the burgh of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland. Little remains of the structure.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Hutton Castle
148 min walk • Hutton Castle is located in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the Whiteadder Water. It stands 2.5 kilometres southeast of Chirnside and 11 kilometres west of Berwick-on-Tweed. It has also been known as Hatton Hall and Hutton Hall.