Roxburgh (village)
Roxburgh (Gaelic, Rosbrog) is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the present village. Other places nearby include Ednam, Heiton, Maxton, Morebattle, Smailholm, Sprouston and Stichill. The Borders Abbeys Way passes through the village.
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Wallace's Tower
Wallace's Tower is a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south west Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, in Roxburgh, west of the River Teviot.
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Roxburgh railway station
Roxburgh railway station was on the Kelso Line, and served the village of Roxburgh, Scottish Borders, from 1850 to 1964.
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Kirkbank railway station
Kirkbank railway station served Old Ormiston, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1856 to 1948 on the Jedburgh Railway.
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Capture of Roxburgh (1314)
The Capture of Roxburgh was a siege that took place in 1314, which was a major conflict in the First War of Scottish Independence. This siege was a prelude to the Battle of Bannockburn.
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