Find Places To Visit In Borders

A restored orangery and the brainchild of The Duchess of Buccleugh, in the grounds of Dalkeith Palace.

A three hundred year old beehive doocot near Aberlady Bay.

A ruined shell of an ancient kirk, teetering on the cliffs at Old Cambus, Cockburnspath.

A life saving barometer swallowed up in the body of a monument to the fishermen of Dunbar.

A steel sculpture made from hundreds of interwoven leaves honouring 81 residents of Prestonpans who were executed for witchcraft.

A 16th century wellhead with conical roof, and 14th century finial borrowed from the Old Parish Church.

A bronze cast statue of the remarkable war-time bear who lived and travelled with Polish soldiers, and ended his days living in the Scottish Border town of Duns, before retiring to Edinburgh Zoo.

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

Ruined 16th century tower house near Longniddry in East Lothian, once home to the Douglas family and later used as a Catholic seminary.

On the headland at Skateraw stands a cairn topped by a cross, a memorial to the boys of St Giles' (later Cannongate Boys Club).

An unusual two story concrete walkway that runs around the perimeter of Torness Nuclear Power Station and includes a fenced off pier.

Lilliard’s Stone near Ancrum marks the grave of legendary Scottish warrior Lilliard, said to have fought in the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.

A historic 14th century Tower with Doocot and Gardens in Prestonpans, East Lothian.

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

A beautiful blue bronze statue of an oversized tern by Geoffrey Dashwood, resting by the sea in North Berwick.

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

A picturesque ruined Church that replaced St Andrew's Auld Kirk after it collapsed into the harbour.

The UK's first local nature reserve, established in 1952.

Not one, but two stone circles a short walk from each other next to the River Esk.

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

Doocot built in the 16th century, which once held over 500 birds.

A ruined house in the Scots Baronial style that is part of the Seacliff Estate.

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

A private beach to the east of North Berwick with views to Bass Rock.

Discover Hailes Castle in East Lothian, a 13th-century riverside fortress and former Hepburn stronghold linked to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Saltcoats Castle is a ruinous courtyard castle near Gullane in East Lothian.

An old measuring device in the heart of the village of Stenton.

A burial vault for John Pringle, built from the rubble of a hospital, church and friary known as The House of the Holy Trinity, with great views out over Southern Scotland.

The Rubers Law trig point sits on a hill in Denholm (424m) near Hawick.

Nineteen russet arches span the Tweed at Melrose. The Leaderfoot is a striking landmark of Victorian engineering in the Borders.

The Whitekirk Hill trig point sits on a hill (74m) near North Berwick.

An obelisk on Whita Hill for John Malcolm, one of Langholm's most accomplished naval officers.

A boulder marking where Marion Lillie, also known as the Ringwoodie Witch, was executed in 1696.

The Skid Hill trig point sits on the edge of a quarry (186m) near Haddington.

A smart 1700s bridge, ahead of its time, sat tight on the banks of the Tweed.

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

A tumble down 16th century pele tower in the Borders, built with the biggest cyclopean stones, and only sheep for neighbours.

Well kept 16th century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, home to the infamous Border Reiver Johnnie Armstrong.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

A dovecote or doocot as the Scots call it, next to Northfield house in East Lothian.

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

A mid to late 12th century Kirk (Church) in the Romanesque style in Haddington, East Lothian.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

A 200 year old water tower in Aberlady that was used to provide water to Luffness hall.

A 3m tall standing stone in a field in East Lothian dated back to the Bronze Age.

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

The DunBear is a steel sculpture of a brown bear in tribute to John Muir, the Dunbar-born naturalist and conservationist.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

Stunning castle built in 1721, set in a 21,000 hectare estate.

Remains of a 15th century friary in the heart of Jedburgh.

A 16th-century tower house in the town of Jedburgh, where it is believed that Mary stayed for a few weeks in 1566. The house is now a museum dedicated to Mary's life and times.

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

A type of roundhouse that was built during the Iron Age in Scotland and is located on the slopes of Cockburn Law.

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

A cast iron book sculpture a dedicated to the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

A ruined castle built in the early 1300s by the influential Hepburn family.

A ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house located on a ridge above Seacliff beach.

A 16th century ruined tower house belonging to the Hume family, who were a powerful Border clan.

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

An island off the coast of East Lothian famous for its seabird colony.

An octagonal summerhouse on Down Law in Ancrum near Jedburgh built by Robert Rutherford who was a Baron of the Russian Empire.

An obelisk erected to James Maitland Balfour, MP and Major Commandant of the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.

The Eildon Mid Hill trig point sits on the tallest of the Eildon hills (422m) near Melrose.

A 29m high tower on Byres Hill built as a monument to John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.

A huge conical hill in North Berwick jutting out of the ground with spectacular views over East Lothian.

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.

A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.

An obelisk commerating playwright and poet James Thomson, who also penned the words to Rule, Britannia.

A beautiful tower sitting atop the crag of Lady Hill near Kelso.

A ruined 15th century tower house near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

A ruined abbey sitting in a secluded woodland on the banks of the River Tweed.

A monument commemorating the Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

A beautiful pele tower perched on Minto Crags peaking out of the trees.

A quaint little fishing village set around old fishermen's cottages and spectacular jagged cliffs - Also twinned with New Asgard!

A spectacular mausoleum for the British soldier Thomas Monteath Douglas.

A ruined castle on the Scottish side of the border built by the 1st Earl of Roxburghe.

A temple containing four bronze statues depicting the "Four Seasons" dedicated to poet James Thomson.

A folly named after a princess overlooking bodies in a natural woodland burial site!

A red sandstone statue of William Wallace overlooking the River Tweed Valley near Melrose.