Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh

Name: Ferniehirst Castle
Address: Jedburgh, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7900 152986

#8 among attractions in Jedburgh

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Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. It is an ancient seat of the Clan Kerr, and after a period of institutional use it was restored for residential use by Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, in the late 20th century. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1470 (555 years ago)Coordinates: 55°27'15"N, 2°33'5"W

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Jedburgh United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Town Hall, Rubers Law.

1.7 miN
Museum
Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh
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1.5 miN
Historical place, Ruins, Architecture
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
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1.6 miN
City hall
Jedburgh Town Hall, Jedburgh
40 min walk • Jedburgh Public Hall known as Jedburgh Town Hall is a listed building in the centre of Jedburgh opposite the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. It was opened in 1900 as the town's principal public building. An information centre is attached and it overlooks a large car park which is beside the A68.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Rubers Law
120 min walk • Rubers Law is a prominent, conical hill in the Scottish Borders area of south-east Scotland. It stands on the south bank of the River Teviot, between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh, and south of the village of Denholm.
4.2 miN
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Monteviot House, Jedburgh
107 min walk • Monteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the River Teviot near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
6.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Cessford Castle
166 min walk • Cessford Castle is a large ruined mid-15th century L-plan castle near the village of Cessford, midway Jedburgh and Kelso, in the historic county of Roxburghshire, now a division of the Scottish Borders.
1.6 miN
Library
Jedburgh Library, Jedburgh
41 min walk • Jedburgh Library is now housed in the second building built for Andrew Carnegie in Jedburgh at a cost of £1,700. It was one of the many libraries built by Carnegie.
1.6 miN
Bridge
Canongate Bridge, Jedburgh
42 min walk • The Canongate Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. It was built as the town's main bridge over the Jed Water in the 16th century. Since 1971 it has been a category A listed building.
4.7 miW
Forts and castles
Fatlips Castle
121 min walk • Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm.
5.2 miN
Memorial
Waterloo Monument, Jedburgh
132 min walk • The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.
4.7 miNW
Ruins
Ancrum Old Parish Church
120 min walk • Ancrum Old Parish Church is situated just over half a mile north west of the village of Ancrum in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B4600 road leading off the A68. The village of Ancrum is four miles north west of Jedburgh. The churchyard contains the burial ground for the local area.