Historic house · near Selkirk · Scottish Borders

Bowhill House

Bowhill House is a country house in the Scottish Borders. It is 2.9 km west of Selkirk. On the official register, it is a category A listed building.

Photo: Bowhill House, Victuallers (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

2.9 km

west of Selkirk

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Historic house near Selkirk

Just outside Selkirk

Bowhill House is 2.9 km west of Selkirk. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Selkirk has 118 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Selkirk

Afternoons in Selkirk peak at 18–19°C, June to August.

Jan6° / 0°92 mm

Feb7° / 1°75 mm

Mar9° / 2°64 mm

Apr12° / 4°55 mm

May15° / 6°56 mm

Jun18° / 9°65 mm

Jul19° / 11°70 mm

Aug19° / 11°79 mm

Sep16° / 9°63 mm

Oct12° / 6°95 mm

Nov9° / 3°93 mm

Dec6° / 1°100 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Selkirk, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Selkirk. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Selkirk’s full climate →

About

Bowhill House

Articles on it exist in 6 languages. Look also at Abbotsford House, 10 km away, first of 18 more within 15 km.

Selkirk’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 2.9 km west of Selkirk
Official site: bowhillhouse.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

On this map, Bowhill House is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns around Bowhill House, by distance

The most populous of the 5 is Hawick, at 10,715. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 2.9 km east of it

Selkirk

4,669 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 11 km northeast of it

Galashiels

10,071 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 12 km northeast of it

Langlee

3,530 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 15 km southeast of it

Burnfoot

2,797 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Bowhill House is	People	Places to visit
Selkirk	2.9 km east of it	4,669	5
Galashiels	11 km northeast of it	10,071	9
Langlee	12 km northeast of it	3,530	8
Burnfoot	15 km southeast of it	2,797	4
Hawick	15 km southeast of it	10,715	6

Make a day of it

After Bowhill House

Of the 18 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.

Historic houseAbbotsford House10 km away 2

Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey14 km away 3

CastleAikwood Tower1.9 km away 4

CastleNewark Castle1.7 km away 5

CastleTraquair House Maze12 km away 6

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Smail's Printing Works13 km away 7

Garden · National Trust for ScotlandHarmony Garden14 km away 8

MuseumOld Gala House10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Bowhill House

Where is Bowhill House?

Bowhill House is 2.9 km west of Selkirk, Scottish Borders.

What is Bowhill House?

Country house in the Scottish Borders, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bowhill House?

June to August are the warmest months in Selkirk, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bowhill House a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Bowhill House?

Within 15 km: Abbotsford House (10 km), Melrose Abbey (14 km), Aikwood Tower (1.9 km) and Newark Castle (1.7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Bowhill House: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbotsford House: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melrose Abbey: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aikwood Tower: Astrid H, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newark Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Traquair House Maze: marsroverdriver, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Robert Smail's Printing Works: User:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Harmony Garden: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Gala House: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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