Shankend Manor
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| Shankend Manor | |
| Roxburghshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT522059 |
| Location: | 55°20’43"N, 2°45’13"W |
| History | |
| Built 16th century | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
Shankend Manor is a sixteenth-century mansion which is to be found some six miles south of Hawick in Roxburghshire, close to Whitrope Siding.
The house was built as the to manage the surrounding countryside and now overlooks the Edinburgh Waverley line.
The manor fell into disuse during the 1930s and by the 1970s had been removed from local road maps. The Maiden Paps are located close to Shankend.