Whitslaid Tower

#3981 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

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Whitslaid Tower was an ancient Berwickshire seat of the Lauder family for over 300 years. It is today a ruin high above the eastern bank of the Leader Water, 2 miles south of the burgh of Lauder, in the Scottish Borders. In feudal times it fell within a detached segment of the King's personal Barony of Renfrew. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°41'32"N, 2°42'20"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Thirlestane Castle, Greenknowe Tower, Galashiels Baptist Church, Legerwood Kirk.

2.6 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder
66 min walk • Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. However, the raised land is within Lauderdale, the valley of the Leader Water.
5.2 miE
Forts and castles
Greenknowe Tower
133 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.
6.7 miSW
Church
Galashiels Baptist Church, Galashiels
172 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.
2.4 miE
Church
Legerwood Kirk
61 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.
6.8 miSW
Art gallery, Shopping, Art museum
Old Gala House, Galashiels
173 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.
4.6 miE
Church
Bassendean
118 min walk • Bassendean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 kilometres south of Westruther and 3 kilometres north-west of Gordon. It is by the Eden Water in the former Berwickshire, immediately south of the hamlet of Houndslow.
6.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Brotherstone Hill
167 min walk • Brotherstone Hill is a hill near St. Boswells and the Eildon Hills in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, with two standing stones from the megalithic age, on the summit of Brotherstone Hill, at a height of 418 metres.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Gordon Moss
127 min walk • Gordon Moss is a nature reserve near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire. The moss is situated one mile west of Gordon village, south of the Gordon - Earlston road. Parking places.
3.9 miS
Town
Earlston
99 min walk • One of the town's most iconic landmarks is the majestic Leader Water, a picturesque river that meanders through the surrounding countryside. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks along the riverbanks, take in the serene beauty of the water, and even try their hand at...
6.9 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Mossilee, Galashiels
176 min walk • Mossilee is a cricket ground in Galashiels, Scotland. Established prior to 1899, the first recorded match held on the ground was a first-class match between Scotland and the touring Indians in 1911. The three-day match between the sides ended in a draw.