Edin's Hall Broch

#1276 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°50'8"N, 2°21'53"W

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Edin's Hall Broch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Manderston House, Blackadder House, Bonkyl Kirk, Duns Castle.

4.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Manderston House, Duns
112 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.
6.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Blackadder House
166 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.
2.3 miE
Church
Bonkyl Kirk
58 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 miS
Nature and wildlife, Park, Reportedly haunted
Duns Castle, Duns
93 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.
4.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Blanerne Castle
113 min walk • 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.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dirrington Great Law
145 min walk • Dirrington Great Law is a hill in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Berwickshire. The summit is around 2.5 kilometres south of Longformacus and 9 kilometres west of Duns.
5.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Wedderburn Castle
131 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.
4.4 miS
Forts and castles
Langton Castle
113 min walk • Langton Castle is a now destroyed medieval fortress at Langton, near the burgh of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland. Little remains of the structure.

Edin's Hall Broch

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Edin's Hall Broch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)