Bow Castle Broch

#6453 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bow Castle is the remains of an iron-age broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow. It is a scheduled monument. ()

Coordinates: 55°39'57"N, 2°51'28"W

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Bow Castle Broch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melrose Abbey, Abbotsford House, Thirlestane Castle, Galashiels Baptist Church.

7.1 miSE
14th-century monastic ruins with museum
Melrose Abbey, Melrose
182 min walk • St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.
5.5 miSE
Scott's 19th-century baronial home
Abbotsford House, Melrose
139 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.
5.9 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder
151 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.
3.7 miSE
Church
Galashiels Baptist Church, Galashiels
94 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.
7.1 miSE
Park
Harmony Garden, Melrose
180 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.
7.2 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Garden, Park
Priorwood Garden, Melrose
183 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.
4.1 miSE
Art gallery, Shopping, Art museum
Old Gala House, Galashiels
104 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.
2 miS
Archaeological site
Torwoodlee Broch
52 min walk • Torwoodlee Broch is the remains of an iron-age broch located near the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
5.5 miS
Bridge
Yair Bridge
142 min walk • The Yair Bridge or Fairnilee Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed at Yair, near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Netherdale
128 min walk • Netherdale is a sports complex in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, consisting of two adjacent stadiums used for rugby union and football. The rugby ground is the home of Gala RFC and was formerly used by the professional Border Reivers team. It hosted one match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
3.5 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Mossilee, Galashiels
89 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.