Cessford Castle
Cessford Castle stands 9 km east of Jedburgh. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Look also at Kelso Abbey, 10 km away, first of 13 more within 15 km.
Castle near Jedburgh
Near Jedburgh
Cessford Castle is 9 km east of Jedburgh. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Jedburgh has 148 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Jedburgh peak at 18–20°C, June to August.
Cessford Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 9 km east of Jedburgh
Getting your bearings
The map centres on Cessford Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Cessford Castle
Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Pair Cessford Castle with these
5 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum are among the 13 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandKelso Abbey10 km away2
Abbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey9.3 km away3
CastleFloors Castle11 km away4CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower15 km away5
CastleRoxburgh Castle10 km away6
CastleJedburgh Castle9.7 km away7
CastleFerniehirst Castle10 km away8
MuseumMary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre9.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Cessford Castle
Where is Cessford Castle?
Cessford Castle is 9 km east of Jedburgh, Scottish Borders.
What is Cessford Castle?
Castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Cessford Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Jedburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cessford Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Cessford Castle?
Within 15 km: Kelso Abbey (10 km), Jedburgh Abbey (9.3 km), Floors Castle (11 km) and Smailholm Tower (15 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 (7)
- Kelso Abbey: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floors Castle: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxburgh Castle: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferniehirst Castle: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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