Mossilee, Galashiels

#3 among attractions in Galashiels

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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. The only other recorded match held on the ground came in 1927 when the South of Scotland played the touring New Zealanders. The ground is still in use to this day. ()

Coordinates: 55°37'9"N, 2°49'34"W

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Galashiels United Kingdom

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Day trips

Mossilee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melrose Abbey, Abbotsford House, Eildon Hill, Bowhill House.

4.4 miE
14th-century monastic ruins with museum
Melrose Abbey, Melrose
113 min walk • St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.
2.2 miSE
Scott's 19th-century baronial home
Abbotsford House, Melrose
56 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.
4.9 miSE
Archaeological site
Eildon Hill
126 min walk • Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak.
6.4 miSW
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Bowhill House, Selkirk
163 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.
~1970 ftE
Church
Galashiels Baptist Church, Galashiels
10 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.
5.7 miSW
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Newark Castle
146 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.
4.4 miE
Park
Harmony Garden, Melrose
111 min walk • The Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
4.4 miE
Nature and wildlife, Garden, Park
Priorwood Garden, Melrose
113 min walk • Priorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The garden contains an apple orchard of unusual apple trees. The flower garden is planted to supply the best samples for dry flower arrangements. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
0.8 miSE
Art gallery, Shopping, Art museum
Old Gala House, Galashiels
20 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.
6.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Whitslaid Tower
176 min walk • 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.
1.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Torwoodlee Broch
40 min walk • Torwoodlee Broch is the remains of an iron-age broch located near the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.