Glen House

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The Glen, also known as Glen House, is an estate and country house in the parish of Traquair, southern Scotland. It is located in the glen of the Quair Water, around 5 kilometres south-west of Innerleithen, and 9 kilometres south-east of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders. The estate is recorded from the 13th century, but the present Glen House was built in the mid 19th century. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. Besides the house, the Temple, stables, and the "Lion Gate" are also category A listed. ()

Coordinates: 55°35'9"N, 3°6'55"W

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

Nearby attractions include: John Buchan Way, Neidpath Castle, Traquair House, Venlaw.

5.1 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
John Buchan Way, Peebles
129 min walk • The John Buchan Way is a walking route from Peebles to Broughton in the Scottish Borders, a distance of approximately 22 km. The route is waymarked in both directions, and was opened in spring 2003.
6 miNW
Historical place, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Neidpath Castle, Peebles
154 min walk • Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment.
2.5 miNE
Genteel rooms in a 12th-century castle
Traquair House, Innerleithen
65 min walk • Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. Whilst not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion. It pre-dates the Scottish Baronial style of architecture, and may have been one of the influences on this style.
5.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Venlaw, Peebles
148 min walk • Venlaw Castle, also known as Smithfield Castle, lies north of Peebles on the Edinburgh Road in the Borders of Scotland. Since 1949, it has been operated as a hotel. It was designated in 1971 as a Category A listed building.
5.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Peebles Old Parish Church, Peebles
139 min walk • The Old Parish Church of Peebles is one of several Christian churches in Peebles, Borders, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street. The church was constructed between 1885 and 1887 at a cost of £9,500.
3.6 miN
Botanical garden, Park
Kailzie Gardens, Peebles
92 min walk • Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Tweed valley, four km east of Peebles, off the B7062. The garden dates from 1812. The present owners are Steve and Susan Plag. Places in the vicinity include Cardrona, the Cardrona Forest, Horsburgh Castle and the Glentress Forest.
5.4 miNW
Bridge
Tweed Bridge, Peebles
137 min walk • The Tweed Bridge is a stone-built road bridge of five spans over the River Tweed in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders.
3.1 miNE
Historical place, Science museum, Museum
Robert Smail's Printing Works, Innerleithen
80 min walk • Robert Smail's Printing Works is a fully functional Victorian era letterpress printing works in the small Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen, now preserved by The National Trust for Scotland as an Industrial Heritage museum showing visitors the operation of a local printer...
5.4 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Chambers Institution, Peebles
137 min walk • The Chambers Institution is a municipal structure in the High Street in Peebles, Scotland. The structure, which was designed to accommodate a library, a museum, an art gallery and Peebles Burgh Hall, is a Category A listed building.
3.9 miN
Forts and castles
Horsburgh Castle
100 min walk • Horsburgh Castle, also known as Horsbrugh Castle or Horsbrugh Tower, is a ruined tower house castle by the River Tweed, on the A72 road from Peebles to Galashiels, near Glentress in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Nether Horsburgh Castle
105 min walk • Nether Horsburgh Castle is a ruined tower house near Cardrona, in the Scottish Borders, in the former county of Peebleshire. It is situated at the back of a farmstead, 3.5 miles southwest of the market town of Peebles, at grid reference grid reference NT304396, on the A72 road.