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Tushielaw Tower

Open accessScotland's right of responsible access applies

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Tushielaw Tower is one of 16 castles the Albion Guide charts in Scottish Borders. The nearest other castle is Newark Castle, Philiphaugh, 17.1 km to the north-east.

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More places to visit near Tushielaw Tower

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.

4.9 km W · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of St Mary's Loch, a loch in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

St Mary's Loch

Loch

Beloved of James Hogg and Walter Scott, the Borders' largest loch keeps Tibbie Shiel's old inn near its shore.

7.6 km NW · Scottish Borders

Photo along the Romans and Reivers Route, a long-distance trail running from Ae to Hawick, southern Scotland.

Romans and Reivers Route

Scotland's Great Trail

Fifty-two miles across the Southern Uplands from Ae Forest to Hawick, on old Roman and drove roads through Reivers country

9.9 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway & Scottish Borders

Photo of Grey Mare's Tail, a waterfall in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Iconic

Grey Mare's Tail

Waterfall

A 60-metre tail of water hanging in the Moffat hills, with wild goats on the crags and Loch Skeen hidden in the hanging valley above.

11.9 km W · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo along the Borders Abbeys Way, a long-distance trail in southern Scotland.

Borders Abbeys Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A 68-mile circuit of the Scottish Borders linking the four great ruined abbeys and the old mill towns between them

15.3 km NE · Scottish Borders

Photo of Bowhill Gardens, a garden near Selkirk, the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.Highlight

Bowhill Gardens

Garden near Selkirk

Designed grounds, lochs and woodland walks around the Buccleuch house near Selkirk.

16.3 km NE