Abbey or priory · near Langlee · Scottish Borders

Dryburgh Abbey

Dryburgh Abbey is a category A listed building. Look for it 8.9 km southeast of Langlee. It is conserved by Historic Environment Scotland.

Where

8.9 km

southeast of Langlee

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Langlee

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (8 Wikipedias). About ↓

Near Langlee

Dryburgh Abbey is 8.9 km southeast of Langlee. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland

One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Langlee has 2 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

Choosing a month

In Langlee, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°74 mm

Feb7° / 1°65 mm

Mar9° / 2°57 mm

Apr12° / 3°52 mm

May15° / 6°44 mm

Jun18° / 9°68 mm

Jul20° / 10°80 mm

Aug19° / 10°99 mm

Sep17° / 8°61 mm

Oct13° / 5°100 mm

Nov9° / 3°83 mm

Dec7° / 1°84 mm

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

About

Dryburgh Abbey

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages. There are 25 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Melrose Abbey (5 km).

Langlee’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 8.9 km southeast of Langlee
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/dryburgh-abbey

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

The map

Where Dryburgh Abbey is

The orange dot is Dryburgh Abbey; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Dryburgh Abbey

By population, Hawick leads the 8 with 10,715. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 8.9 km northwest of it

Langlee

3,530 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 11 km northwest of it

Galashiels

10,071 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 12 km west of it

Selkirk

4,669 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 13 km southeast of it

Jedburgh

4,131 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dryburgh Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Langlee	8.9 km northwest of it	3,530	8
Galashiels	11 km northwest of it	10,071	9
Selkirk	12 km west of it	4,669	5
Jedburgh	13 km southeast of it	4,131	6
Kelso	14 km east of it	7,004	6
Burnfoot	18 km southwest of it	2,797	4
Hawick	19 km southwest of it	10,715	6
Duns	29 km northeast of it	3,117	4

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Choose from 25 places within 15 km, such as 3 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and a historic house.

Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey5 km away 2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower5.5 km away 3

Historic houseAbbotsford House8.7 km away 4

Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandKelso Abbey14 km away 5

CastleFloors Castle12 km away 6

Garden · National Trust for ScotlandHarmony Garden5.1 km away 7

Abbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey13 km away 8

CastleRoxburgh Castle12 km away

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

A visit to Dryburgh Abbey: questions

Where is Dryburgh Abbey?

Dryburgh Abbey is 8.9 km southeast of Langlee, Scottish Borders.

What is Dryburgh Abbey?

Category A listed building in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Dryburgh Abbey?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dryburgh Abbey?

June to August are the warmest months in Langlee, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dryburgh Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Dryburgh Abbey?

Within 15 km: Melrose Abbey (5 km), Smailholm Tower (5.5 km), Abbotsford House (8.7 km) and Kelso Abbey (14 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)

Melrose Abbey: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbotsford House: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelso Abbey: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Floors Castle: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Harmony Garden: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jedburgh Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roxburgh Castle: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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