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About Eckford

Eckford is a small Borders village on the A698 between Kelso and Coldstream, with easy access to the A68 for Edinburgh or Newcastle. The 1774 parish church houses a rare collection of mort safes, iron cages that once protected graves from body snatchers supplying medical schools.

Where is Eckford on the map?

Eckford is in Scotland, at 55.528, -2.462 - about 20 km north-east of Abbotrule.

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The closest airport to Eckford is Dundee Airport, 183 km (about 2 h 21 min by car).

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