Earlston in Scotland
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Scott's View

Scott's View refers to a viewpoint in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott. The viewpoint can be located directly from a minor road leading south from Earlston just off the A68 and by travelling north from the village of St. Boswells up the slope of Bemersyde Hill. The view is around 3 miles east of Melrose. The view is to the west, and is dominated by the three peaks of Eildon Hill.

Located at 55.5997, -2.64747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eildon, River Tweed, Visitor attractions in the Scottish Borders, Walter Scott

Earlston High School

Earlston High School is a secondary school in Earlston, Scottish Borders. It serves Earlston, as well as the surrounding area. It is in the middle of Earlston, off the A68 road. A new school building was completed in 2009.

Located at 55.6391, -2.6616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Secondary schools in the Scottish Borders

Leaderfoot Viaduct

Leaderfoot Viaduct is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is 2.5 km east of Melrose at grid reference NT574347. The viaduct was opened on 16 November 1863 to carry the Berwickshire Railway, which connected Reston with St Boswells (on the Edinburgh to Carlisle "Waverley Line"), via Duns and Greenlaw. The engineers of the railway were Charles Jopp and Wylie & Peddie.

Located at 55.604, -2.67769 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway bridges in Scotland, Bridges in the Scottish Borders, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed bridges in Scotland, Listed buildings in the Scottish Borders

River Leader

The River Leader, or Leader Water, is a small tributary of the River Tweed in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders. It flows southwards from the Lammermuir Hills through the towns of Lauder and Earlston, joining the River Tweed at Leaderfoot.

Located at 55.6064, -2.67225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of Scotland, Rivers of the Scottish Borders

Earlston railway station

Earlston railway station, in the Scottish Borders village of Earlston, was a station on the now disused Berwickshire Railway. There were two platforms (the location served as a passing loop) and two sidings, cattle dock and goods shed. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1948, and the last freight service operated on Friday 16 July 1965. The station closed completely, along with the line, on Monday 19 July 1965.

Located at 55.6369, -2.6758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in the Scottish Borders

Legerwood Kirk

Legerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and 6.5 miles south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway at grid reference NT593433. The parish church at Legerwood serves a wholly agricultural community and there are barely any clusters of houses worthy of being known as a village.

Located at 55.6814, -2.64861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in the Scottish Borders, Churches in Berwickshire, Category B listed buildings in Scotland, Listed churches in Scotland

Newstead Helmet

The Newstead Helmet is an iron Roman cavalry helmet dating to 80–100 AD that was discovered at the site of a Roman fort in Newstead, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1905. It is now part of the Newstead Collection at the National Museum in Edinburgh. The helmet would have been worn by auxiliary cavalrymen in cavalry displays known as hippika gymnasia.

Located at 55.602, -2.685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ancient Roman helmets, Roman Britain, Collections of the National Museums of Scotland, Scotland during the Roman Empire

St Andrew's College, Drygrange

St Andrew's College, Drygrange, locate near Melrose, Scotland, was a Roman Catholic seminary founded in 1953 and closed in 1986.

Located at 55.6109, -2.67198 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1953 establishments in Scotland, 1980s disestablishments in Scotland, 1986 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, Bible colleges, seminaries and theological colleges in Scotland, Category B listed buildings in Scotland, Defunct Roman Catholic schools in Scotland, Defunct universities and colleges in Scotland, Educational institutions disestablished in 1986, Educational institutions established in 1953, Listed buildings in the Scottish Borders, Listed schools in Scotland, Roman Catholic seminaries, Schools in the Scottish Borders