Castle · near Hawick · Scottish Borders

Goldielands Tower

Head 1 km southwest of Hawick for Goldielands Tower, a castle. Add Branxholme Castle, 1.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 7 places within 15 km.

Where

1 km

southwest of Hawick

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Hawick

Just outside Hawick

Goldielands Tower is 1 km southwest of Hawick. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Hawick peak at 18–20°C, June to August.

Jan6° / 0°104 mm

Feb7° / 0°82 mm

Mar9° / 2°69 mm

Apr12° / 3°57 mm

May15° / 5°57 mm

Jun18° / 8°69 mm

Jul20° / 10°72 mm

Aug19° / 10°81 mm

Sep16° / 8°67 mm

Oct13° / 5°100 mm

Nov9° / 2°98 mm

Dec6° / 0°105 mm

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

About

Goldielands Tower

Type: Castle
Town: 1 km southwest of Hawick

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

The map

Where Goldielands Tower is

The map puts Goldielands Tower in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1Hawick
2Burnfoot

1 · 1 km northeast of it

Hawick

10,715 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km northeast of it

Burnfoot

2,797 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Goldielands Tower is	People	Places to visit
Hawick	1 km northeast of it	10,715	6
Burnfoot	3.8 km northeast of it	2,797	4

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

4 castles, 2 museums and an attraction are among the 7 within 15 km.

CastleBranxholme Castle1.9 km away 2CastleCastleFatlips Castle13 km away 3

CastleAikwood Tower14 km away 4MuseumMuseumHawick Museum2.2 km away 5

MuseumBorders Textile Towerhouse2.9 km away 6AttractionAttractionThe Borders Distillery3 km away 7CastleCastleStobs Castle5.1 km away

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

Quick answers on Goldielands Tower

Where is Goldielands Tower?

Goldielands Tower is 1 km southwest of Hawick, Scottish Borders.

What is Goldielands Tower?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Goldielands Tower?

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

What else is there to see near Goldielands Tower?

Within 15 km: Branxholme Castle (1.9 km), Fatlips Castle (13 km), Aikwood Tower (14 km) and Hawick Museum (2.2 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 (3)

Branxholme Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aikwood Tower: Astrid H, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Borders Textile Towerhouse: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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