The Hirsel
The Hirsel is a stately home. Its location is 3 km west of Cornhill on Tweed. It is a category A listed building.
Historic house near Cornhill on Tweed
Just outside Cornhill on Tweed
The Hirsel is 3 km west of Cornhill on Tweed. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cornhill on Tweed has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
If warmth matters, go June to September: Cornhill on Tweed reaches 17–20°C.
The Hirsel
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. Look also at Norham Castle, 10 km away, first of 16 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3 km west of Cornhill on Tweed
- Official site
- dandaestates.co.uk/history/hirsel-estate.php
The area around The Hirsel
On this map, The Hirsel is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list The Hirsel
Each town here links to its own guide.
Cornhill on Tweed
More near The Hirsel
Around it, within 15 km, lie 16 more, including 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle10 km away2
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandKelso Abbey12 km away3
Historic houseFloors Castle13 km away4
CastleTwizel Castle6 km away5CastleCastleFord Castle12 km away6
CastleRoxburgh Castle14 km away7
CastleDuns Castle15 km away8
CastleWedderburn Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on The Hirsel
Where is The Hirsel?
The Hirsel is 3 km west of Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland.
What is The Hirsel?
Stately home in Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit The Hirsel?
June to September are the warmest months in Cornhill on Tweed, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Hirsel a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near The Hirsel?
Within 15 km: Norham Castle (10 km), Kelso Abbey (12 km), Floors Castle (13 km) and Twizel Castle (6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (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 (8)
- The Hirsel: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelso Abbey: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floors Castle: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Twizel Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxburgh Castle: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duns Castle: Rich Tea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wedderburn Castle: David Lauder at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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