Blackadder House

#2655 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Coordinates: 55°46'47"N, 2°13'50"W

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Blackadder House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norham Castle, Manderston House, Union Chain Bridge, Edin's Hall Broch.

5.1 miSE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Norham Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
130 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.
2.8 miW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Manderston House, Duns
72 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.
5.2 miE
Bridge
Union Chain Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
132 min walk • The Union Chain Bridge or Union Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed four miles upstream of Berwick, straddling the border between England and Scotland.
6.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Edin's Hall Broch
166 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.
6.1 miNE
Church
Ayton Parish Church
156 min walk • Ayton and Burnmouth Parish Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland, serving the communities of Ayton and Burnmouth in the Scottish Borders.
4.9 miE
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed
124 min walk • Paxton House is a historic house at Paxton, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, a few miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, overlooking the River Tweed.
4.5 miNW
Church
Bonkyl Kirk
116 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.
4.9 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Reportedly haunted
Duns Castle, Duns
125 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.
1.5 miNE
Church
Chirnside Parish Church
38 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.
2.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Blanerne Castle
53 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.
4.7 miSE
Bridge
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
120 min walk • The Ladykirk and Norham Bridge connects Ladykirk in the Borders, Scotland, with Norham in Northumberland, England, across the River Tweed.