Castle Holydean

#6784 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Holydean Castle was a castle sited near Melrose in Bowden, 1.25 miles SW of the village, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, and the former Roxburghshire. ()

Coordinates: 55°33'51"N, 2°44'10"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Melrose Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey, Abbotsford House, Leaderfoot Viaduct.

2.5 miN
14th-century monastic ruins with museum
Melrose Abbey, Melrose
64 min walk • St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.
3.5 miE
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose
90 min walk • Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland.
3 miNW
Scott's 19th-century baronial home
Abbotsford House, Melrose
78 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.
3.6 miNE
Bridge
Leaderfoot Viaduct, Melrose
92 min walk • The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
1.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Eildon Hill
37 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.
3.7 miNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of William Wallace, St Boswells
95 min walk • The William Wallace Statue near the grounds of the Bemersyde estate, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders is a statue commemorating William Wallace.
3.6 miNE
Bridge
Drygrange Old Bridge
93 min walk • The Drygrange Old Bridge is a disused road bridge over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
4.9 miNW
Church
Galashiels Baptist Church, Galashiels
124 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.
2.5 miN
Park
Harmony Garden, Melrose
65 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.
4.6 miE
Bridge
Mertoun Bridge
119 min walk • The Mertoun Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders.
2.5 miN
Nature and wildlife, Garden, Park
Priorwood Garden, Melrose
63 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.