Newark Castle
Newark Castle is a tower house in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders. You will find it 3.5 km west of Selkirk. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Castle near Selkirk
Just outside Selkirk
Newark Castle is 3.5 km west of Selkirk. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
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.
Month by month
If warmth matters, go June to August: Selkirk reaches 18–19°C.
Newark Castle
Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia. Top of the 18 other places within 15 km is Abbotsford House, 10 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 3.5 km west of Selkirk
Finding Newark Castle
Find Newark Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Newark Castle, by distance
Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Selkirk
Galashiels
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Newark Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk | 3.5 km east of it | 4,669 | 5 |
| Galashiels | 9.7 km northeast of it | 10,071 | 9 |
Pair Newark Castle with these
2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 18 within 15 km.
Historic houseAbbotsford House10 km away2
Historic houseBowhill House1.7 km away3
Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey14 km away4
CastleAikwood Tower3.3 km away5
CastleTraquair House Maze11 km away6
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Smail's Printing Works11 km away7
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandHarmony Garden14 km away8
MuseumOld Gala House9.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Newark Castle
Where is Newark Castle?
Newark Castle is 3.5 km west of Selkirk, Scottish Borders.
What is Newark Castle?
Tower house in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Newark Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Selkirk, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Newark Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Newark Castle?
Within 15 km: Abbotsford House (10 km), Bowhill House (1.7 km), Melrose Abbey (14 km) and Aikwood Tower (3.3 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)
- Newark Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsford House: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowhill House: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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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