Category B listed building · Historic Environment Scotland

15 the Square

15 the Square, Kelso

Listed Category B since 198046 years · Category B is the next 50% of Scotland’s listed buildings

HHouseCAKelso conservation area1980Listed

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About

About 15 the Square

The house at 15 the Square is one of 100 Category B listed buildings in Kelso and about 23,187 in Scotland. It was among the first 129 buildings in Kelso to be listed, on 2 July 1980. It stands in the Kelso conservation area, designated in 1970. Within 400 metres are 5 more Category A buildings and 141 other listed buildings.

HESRead the official list entryHistoric Environment Scotland’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry LB35833↗

Category B is for particularly important buildings of regional importance, about 50% of all listed buildings in Scotland. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

15 the Square, Kelso · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

80 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Category A and B ones open their own page; Category C ones open the official list entry.

B18, 19 the Square10 m C4, 5, 6, Mill Wynd14 m B20 the Square18 m B10, 11 the Square22 m C1 Oven Wynd (North Side) and Pettigrew's Property22 m BThe Square, Robert Macdonald(Now Peter Dominic)28 m C21, 22 the Square, Kelso Savings Bank36 m C3, 4 Oven Wynd (South Side)36 m B1 Bridge Street36 m C23-25 the Square44 m COven Wynd, (South Side) Premises of J Utterson and J Walker, Plumbers and Slaters.47 m C9, 11 Oven Wynd (North Side) and Unnumbered House (Veitch)47 m B26, 27, 29 the Square51 m B8, 9 the Square, Bank of Scotland51 m B4, 6, 8 Bridge Street54 m C13, 15 Oven Wynd (North Side)59 m C5, 7 Bridge Street59 m C10, 12 Bridge Street62 m

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B2, 4 Roxburgh Street63 m C3, 4 the Square70 m C14 Bridge Street71 m BThe Square, Kelso Town Hall72 m B9, 11 Bridge Street Robert Swan, Cycle and Sports Depot73 m B1, 3, 5 Roxburgh Street73 m C6, 12 Roxburgh Street75 m B30, 31, 32 the Square75 m B1, 3, 5 Woodmarket76 m B33, 34, 35 the Square77 m BThe Square Cross Keys Hotel78 m C2, 6 Woodmarket78 m C50, 51, 52 the Square79 m B1 the Square and Abbey Row80 m B7 Woodmarket81 m B20 Bridge Street81 m B38, 39, 40 and 41 The Square, Kelso82 m BOven Wynd, Ramsay Lodge83 m BBridge Street Ednam House Hotel, Garden House83 m ABridge Street, Ednam House Hotel84 m BMill Wynd, Kelso Mills, (John Hogarth Ltd)85 m C14, 16, Roxburgh Street86 m B42, 43, 44, 45, 46 The Square, Kelso87 m B9-11 Woodmarket87 m BBridge Street, Queens Head Hotel88 m C8, 10 Woodmarket88 m C9 Roxburgh Street88 m B1, 3 Horsemarket92 m B13, 15, 17, 19 Woodmarket92 m C12, 14 Woodmarket Border Hotel93 m CAbbey Row Masonic Lodge97 m B18, 20, 22, 24 Roxburgh Street98 m BMill Wynd, Kelso Mills, Offices100 m B47, 48, 49 the Square102 m B2, 4, 6 Horsemarket102 m B30,32 Bridge Street103 m B10 Abbey Row105 m CHorsemarket, Black Swan105 m C3, 4, 5, 6, Bowmont Street106 m C7 Bowmont Street Commercial Inn111 m B21 and 23 Woodmarket Sinclair Mcgill, Nursery-Men and Seedsmen113 m B21 Roxburgh Street116 m C36, 38 Bridge Street120 m CRoxburgh Street Selkirk and Kelso Society Co-Op122 m B13, 15, 17 Horsemarket124 m B21 and 23-25 Bridge Street125 m CCrawford Street, Red Lion Inn125 m B40 - 44 (Even Nos) Bridge Street and 2, 2A Abbey Row125 m B27-29 Bridge Street W & M Cockburn128 m B22, 24 Woodmarket132 m B35 Roxburgh Street133 m C46 Bridge Street and 1 Abbey Row135 m B31 Bridge Street Wares and Mcdonald137 m B27 Woodmarket, Wm Roxburgh (Lauder Bros Ltd) and N B Douglas Also Frazer Tennant Ltd137 m B7 Abbey Court144 m CAbbey Court, Gardens Shop144 m B5 Abbey Court145 m B3 Abbey Court145 m BWoodmarket, Corn Exchange145 m B32-38 Woodmarket (Even Nos.)145 m C22 Horsemarket146 m B37, 39, 41, 43 Roxburgh Street148 m

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Category A and B houses near Kelso

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

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36 High StreetJedburgh · 9 mi away

1A and 1B Old Bridge EndJedburgh · 9 mi away

32-34 (Even Nos) High StreetJedburgh · 9 mi away

Duck Row, The Piper's HouseJedburgh · 9 mi away

4 BoundariesJedburgh · 9 mi away

26 High StreetJedburgh · 9 mi away

Questions about 15 the Square

Is 15 the Square listed?

Yes. 15 the Square is listed Category B on Historic Environment Scotland’s designations (list entry LB35833), first listed on 2 July 1980.

Can you visit 15 the Square?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is 15 the Square in a conservation area?

Yes, the Kelso conservation area, designated in 1970.

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Sources: Historic Environment Scotland designations (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary · Historic Environment Scotland conservation areas (compiled from councils; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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