Visit Kelso, Scottish Borders Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kelso, Scottish Borders

  

Kelso, Scottish Borders Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kelso, Scottish Borders

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Kelso, Scottish Borders history

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Kelso came into being as a direct result of the creation of Kelso Abbey in 1128. The town’s name stems from the fact that the earliest settlement stood on a chalky outcrop, and the town was known as Calkou (or perhaps Calchfynydd) in those early days. Kelso and its sister hamlet of Wester Kelso were linked to the burgh by a ferry.

You can visit Kelso, Scottish Borders places with Walkfo Kelso, Scottish Borders to hear history at Kelso, Scottish Borders’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kelso, Scottish Borders has 13 places to visit in our interactive Kelso, Scottish Borders map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kelso, Scottish Borders, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kelso, Scottish Borders places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kelso, Scottish Borders & the surrounding areas.

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13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Kelso, Scottish Borders places to visit

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Kelso, Scottish Borders has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kelso, Scottish Borders’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kelso, Scottish Borders’s information audio spots:

Ednam Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire.

Capture of Roxburgh (1460) The Capture of Roxburgh was a siege during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. James II of Scotland had started a campaign to recapture Roxburgh and Berwick from the English. King James would die during the siege being blown up by a cannon.

Roxburgh Castle Roxburgh Castle overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland. Its castleton developed into the royal burgh of Roxburgh, which the Scots destroyed along with the castle after capturing it in 1460.

Siege of Roxburgh Castle The Capture of Roxburgh was a major conflict in the First War of Scottish Independence. This siege was a prelude to the Battle of Bannockburn.

Ednam Church Ednam Church is a member church (Scots: kirk) of the Church of Scotland and is co–joined with Kelso North Church in Kelso. Ednam is in the old county of Roxburghshire now part of the Scottish Borders Council.

Floors Castle Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for Duke John. In the 19th century it was embellished with turrets and battlements by William Playfair.

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