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Blanerne Castle

Photo of Blanerne Castle, a ruined castle near Allanton, the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

Blanerne Castle

© Walter Baxter / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Walter Baxter / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blanerne Castle

Open accessScotland's right of responsible access applies

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Blanerne Castle is a castle in Scottish Borders. The Albion Guide charts 16 castles in the county; this is one of them. Reston is 7.3 km away to the north-east. Billie Castle and Bunkle Castle are among the castles within 4.2 km.

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Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

8.9 km NW · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of Norham Castle, a ruined castle in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Norham Castle

Castle near Norham

Border ruin famously painted by Turner.

11.5 km SE

Photo of Norham, a village in Northumberland, north east England.

Norham

Village

Peaceful Tweed-side village of stone cottages around a broad green, once capital of the Prince Bishops' liberty of Norhamshire.

11.5 km SE · Northumberland

Photo of Union Chain Bridge, a landmark near Norham, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Union Chain Bridge

Landmark near Norham

A slender 1820 suspension bridge over the Tweed at Horncliffe, among the oldest of its kind still carrying traffic.

12.9 km SE

Photo of Coldingham Bay, a beach near St Abbs, the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Highlight

Coldingham Bay

Beach near St Abbs

Golden sandy cove lined with colourful beach huts, a sheltered surf and swimming spot on the Berwickshire coast.

13.3 km NE

Photo of Eyemouth, a village in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

Eyemouth

Village

Working fishing harbour town on the Berwickshire coast, with a museum recalling the 1881 fishing disaster.

13.6 km NE · Scottish Borders