Kirkburn is a village on the B7062, close to
Peebles
Peebles () is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in ...
and the
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is a river long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers ...
, in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...
area of
Scotland
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, at the edge of the
Cardrona Forest
The Cardrona Forest is a forest in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on in Tweed Valley, near Peebles. A nearby forest is Glentress Forest. The forest contains 2,000 years of Scottish history, and is home to ruins. It is popular among cycli ...
.
Other places in the vicinity are
Glen Ho,
Glentress,
Horsburgh Castle,
Innerleithen
Innerleithen () is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale.
Etymology
The name "Innerleithen" comes from the Scottish G ...
,
Kailzie,
Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the River Tweed, Tweed valley, east of Peebles, off the B7062.
The garden dates from 1812. The present owners are Richard ...
,
Kirkhope Law,
Neidpath Castle
Neidpath Castle is an L Plan Castle, L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about west of Peebles in the Scottish Borders, Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by a ...
and
Nether Horsbrugh.
See also
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Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the River Tweed, Tweed valley, east of Peebles, off the B7062.
The garden dates from 1812. The present owners are Richard ...
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List of places in the Scottish Borders
''Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.
This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlet (place), hamlets, castles, golf courses ...
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List of places in Scotland
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External links
History
RCAHMS record for Kirkburn (Traquair Parish)
References
*Toolis, R (2005) 'Kirkburn, Peebles, Scottish Borders (Traquair parish), watching brief.
Villages in the Scottish Borders
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