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Maiden Paps, Hawick

#4 among attractions in Hawick

Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Maiden Paps
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Elevation: 1673 ftCoordinates: 55°18'46"N, 2°47'17"W
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Hawick United Kingdom

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Maiden Paps – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hermitage Castle, Whitrope Siding, Ninestane Rig, Shankend.

  • hermitage castle hawick3.9 miS
    Historical place, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles

    Hermitage Castle, Hawick

    101 min walk • Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It is under the care of Historic Scotland. The castle has a reputation, both from its history and its appearance, as one of the most sinister and atmospheric castles in Scotland.

  • whitrope siding2.1 miSE
    Museum

    Whitrope Siding

    53 min walk • Whitrope Siding was a trailing short siding or spur off the "up" line, an associated trailing cross-over between up and down lines, a pair of railway cottages and a signal box on the Waverley Line or Waverley Route. It was used as a goods loading bay.

  • ninestane rig3.3 miS
    Archaeological site

    Ninestane Rig

    85 min walk • Ninestane Rig is a small stone circle in Scotland near the English border. Located in Roxburghshire, near to Hermitage Castle, it was probably made between 2000 BC and 1250 BC, during the Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.

  • shankend location map
    2.6 miNE
    Bridge

    Shankend

    66 min walk • Shankend Manor was a sixteenth-century mansion located some six miles south of Hawick, close to Whitrope Siding in Scotland. It was constructed to manage the surrounding countryside and now overlooks the Edinburgh Waverley line. The manor fell into disuse during the 1930s and by the 1970s had been removed from local road maps.

  • wauchope forest5.5 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

    Wauchope Forest

    140 min walk • Wauchope Forest is a forest on the Rule Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Hawick, and including the A6088, the A68 and the B6357, as well as Newcastleton, Bonchester Bridge, Hobkirk, Southdean, Hyndlee, Carter Bar, Abbotrule, Chesters, Scottish Borders.

  • catrail location map
    2.3 miE
    Archaeological site

    Catrail

    59 min walk • The Catrail is a linear earthwork in Roxburghshire, southern Scotland. It runs from Robert's Linn, a burn flowing into the Slitrig Water, westward and north-westward to the head of the Dean Burn, a tributary of the Borthwick Water.

Where to next? Visit scotland Scotland region page or discover the top tourist attractions in United Kingdom.

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