Abbotrule
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Abbotrule is a village on the B6357, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
on the Rule Water
. Places nearby include Bedrule
, Hallrule
, Spittal-on-Rule, Ruletownhead, Bonchester Bridge
, Denholm
, Southdean
, Hobkirk
, Ferniehirst Castle
and the Wauchope Forest
.
Abbotrule was once part of the Abbotrule Estate. Its church belonged to Jedburgh Abbey
from the 13th century until the Reformation.
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on the Rule Water
Rule Water
The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot.The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule.Other placenames include the...
. Places nearby include Bedrule
Bedrule
Bedrule is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Rule Water which gave the village its name. Other local place-names based on the river include Hallrule, Abbotrule, Ruletownhead and Spittal-on-Rule....
, Hallrule
Hallrule
Hallrule is a village on the B6357, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the Rule Water, near Bonchester Bridge, Hobkirk, Bedrule, Abbotrule, Ruletownhead, Denholm, and, to the south, the Wauchope Forest....
, Spittal-on-Rule, Ruletownhead, Bonchester Bridge
Bonchester Bridge
Bonchester Bridge is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, lying on the Rule Water, 6 miles away from the busy market town of Hawick...
, Denholm
Denholm
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, UK. It lies in the valley of the River Teviot...
, Southdean
Southdean
Southdean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A6088, by the Rule Water and in the Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include Abbotrule, Hobkirk, Bedrule, Hallrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm and the Swinnie Forest....
, Hobkirk
Hobkirk
Hobkirk is a village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Rule Water, south-west of Jedburgh and south-east of Hawick....
, Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Berwickshire...
and the Wauchope Forest
Wauchope Forest
Wauchope Forest is a forest on the Rule Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Hawick, and including the A6088, the A68 and the B6357, as well as Newcastleton, Bonchester Bridge, Hobkirk, Southdean, Hyndlee, Carter Bar, Abbotrule, Chesters, Scottish Borders.-See also:*List of...
.
Abbotrule was once part of the Abbotrule Estate. Its church belonged to Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders just north of the border with England at Carter Bar...
from the 13th century until the Reformation.
See also
- Borders Abbeys WayBorders Abbeys WayThe Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 68 miles long....
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
External links
- RCAHMS record on Abbotrule Church and burial ground
- RCAHMS/Canmore record of Abbotrule Kennels, Stables
- SCRAN image: document on Abbotrule