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Greenknowe Tower, Gordon

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Greenknowe Tower, Gordon is one of two tower houses the Albion Guide lists in Scottish Borders. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. For more of the same, Hume Castle and Smailholm Tower are close by. The nearest railway station is Tweedbank, 14 km to the south-west.

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Photo of Smailholm Tower, a ruined tower house in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Highlight

Smailholm Tower

Tower house near Smailholm

Lonely Border peel tower on a crag.

8.1 km S

Photo: Scott's View, a viewpoint near Melrose in Eildon and Leaderfoot, the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Iconic

Scott's View

Viewpoint near Melrose

Celebrated viewpoint over a curve of the Tweed to the three Eildon peaks, a favourite of Sir Walter Scott.

9.8 km SW

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.

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Photo of Dryburgh Abbey, a ruined abbey near Melrose in Eildon and Leaderfoot, the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Iconic

Dryburgh Abbey

Abbey near Melrose

Romantic riverside ruin, Scott's grave.

12.1 km SW

Photo of Melrose Abbey, a ruined abbey in Eildon and Leaderfoot, the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Iconic

Melrose Abbey

Abbey near Melrose

Finest of the ruined Border abbeys.

12.5 km SW

Photo of Kelso Abbey, a ruined abbey in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Highlight

Kelso Abbey

Abbey near Kelso

Fragment of a once-great Border abbey.

12.8 km SE