Visit Melrose, Scottish Borders Places

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

  

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

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Melrose, Scottish Borders history

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The original Melrose was Mailros, meaning “the bare peninsula” in Old Welsh or Brythonic. This referred to a neck of land by the River Tweed several miles east of the present town. In the 6th century a monastery was founded associated with St Cuthbert. It was recorded by Bede, and also in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle with the name Magilros. This monastery and settlement, later known as “Old Melrose”, were long abandoned by the 12th century. King David I of Scotland took the throne in 1124, and sought to create a new Cistercian monastery.

You can visit Melrose, Scottish Borders places with Walkfo Melrose, Scottish Borders to hear history at Melrose, Scottish Borders’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Melrose, Scottish Borders has 23 places to visit in our interactive Melrose, 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 Melrose, 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 Melrose, Scottish Borders places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Melrose, Scottish Borders & the surrounding areas.

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23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Melrose, Scottish Borders tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Melrose, Scottish Borders

  

Best Melrose, Scottish Borders places to visit

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

Eildon Hill Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into “the Eildons” or “Eildon Hills”, because of its triple peak. The north hilltop (of three peaks) is surrounded by over 5 km (3.1 mi) of ramparts, enclosing an area of about 16 ha (40 acres) in which 300 level platforms have been cut into the rock to provide bases for turf or timber-walled houses. A Roman army signalling station was later constructed on the same site as this hill fort.

Trimontium (Newstead) Trimontium is a Roman fort complex in Scotland. Located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, in view of the three Eildon Hills. Identified by Ptolemy in his Geography.

Harmony Garden, Scottish Borders Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.

Newstead Helmet Iron Roman cavalry helmet dating to 80–100 AD was discovered at the site of a Roman fort in Newstead, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1905. The helmet would have been worn by auxiliary cavalrymen in cavalry displays known as hippika gymnasia. It is now part of the National Museum in Edinburgh.

River Leader River Leader is a small tributary of the River Tweed in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders. It flows southwards from the Lammermuir Hills through the towns of Lauder and Earlston.

Galashiels television relay station Galashiels television relay station is a relay transmitter of Selkirk, situated to the north of the town itself, as well as Melrose and Darnick. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Gala Water The Gala Water is a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the “Gala”, which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through.

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