Blanerne Castle

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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. The house and castle sit on the north bank of the Whiteadder Water, around 6 kilometres north-east of Duns. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°48'1"N, 2°16'11"W

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

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

7.1 miSE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Norham Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
183 min walk • Norham Castle is a castle in Northumberland, England, overlooking the River Tweed, on the border between England and Scotland. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
1.8 miSW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Manderston House, Duns
46 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.
4.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Edin's Hall Broch
113 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.
2.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Blackadder House
53 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.
2.5 miNW
Church
Bonkyl Kirk
64 min walk • 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.
3.6 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Reportedly haunted
Duns Castle, Duns
92 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.
2.3 miE
Church
Chirnside Parish Church
60 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.
3.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Nisbet House
100 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.
2.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Wedderburn Castle
67 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 miW
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.
6.6 miSW
Church
Polwarth Parish Church
169 min walk • Polwarth Parish Church was a member church of the Church of Scotland before closing in 2004. It is situated atop a mound off a minor road leading from the A6105, Greenlaw to Duns road in the old county of Berwickshire, now privately owned by the Letts family who live in the adjacent Polwarth Manse and is available for weddings.