Visit Roxburghshire Places

Welcome to Visit Roxburghshire Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Roxburghshire

  

Roxburghshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Roxburghshire

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Roxburghshire history

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Roxburghshire was created in the 12th century with the creation of the sheriffdom of Roxburgh. The county was constantly fought over in the Middle Ages as part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, before the border settled into roughly its modern form with the Treaty of York in 1237.

Roxburghshire geography / climate

Roxburghshire is a predominantly rural county, consisting of low hills rising to the Cheviot Hills along the border with England. Just to the south of Melrose can be found Eildon Hill, a prominent local landmark.

You can visit Roxburghshire places with Walkfo Roxburghshire to hear history at Roxburghshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Roxburghshire has 12 places to visit in our interactive Roxburghshire 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 Roxburghshire, 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 Roxburghshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Roxburghshire & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Roxburghshire places in an interactive Roxburghshire map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Roxburghshire Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Roxburghshire historic spots	Roxburghshire tourist destinations	Roxburghshire plaques	Roxburghshire geographic features
Walkfo Roxburghshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Roxburghshire

  

Best Roxburghshire places to visit

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

Jed Water The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It rises from a source on Carlin Tooth 55°18′55″N 2°34′50″W / 55.31528°N 2.58056°W.

St John’s Church, Jedburgh St John’s Church is an Anglican church in Jedburgh. It was founded by Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian. It is a category A listed building.

Jedburgh television relay station Jedburgh television relay station is a relay transmitter of Selkirk, covering the town of Jedburgh. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Bonjedward Bonjedward is two miles north of Jedburgh where the Jed Water joins the River Teviot. Nearby are Ancrum, Lanton, Monteviot House, Peniel Heugh, the Timpendean Tower and the Waterloo Monument.

Eckford, Scottish Borders Eckford is a small village located between Kelso and Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. The village consists of around 20 houses, situated off Eckford road, the minor Well road and the historic drove road the Loaning.

Crailing Crailing is 4m east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Ancrum, Crailinghall, Eckford, Hownam, Kelso, Nisbet, Roxburghshire, the Oxnam Water, the River Teviotdale.

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