Falnash
Encyclopedia
Falnash is a village in the Scottish Borders
of Scotland
, near Teviothead
, in the former Roxburghshire
, and in the parish of Teviothead
.
There was a chapel in Falnash, but no structural remains can be seen.
Scots
pronunciation: Faanash, archaically Faanesh.
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...
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...
, near Teviothead
Teviothead
Teviothead is a small village and civil parish in Teviotdale in the Scottish Borders, known locally as Teviotheed. It is located south of the River Teviot....
, in the former Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, and in the parish of Teviothead
Teviothead
Teviothead is a small village and civil parish in Teviotdale in the Scottish Borders, known locally as Teviotheed. It is located south of the River Teviot....
.
There was a chapel in Falnash, but no structural remains can be seen.
Scots
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
pronunciation: Faanash, archaically Faanesh.
External links
Reference
- Robson, J (1893b) The churches and churchyards of Teviotdale, Hawick; Page(s): 93, held at RCAHMS D.1.31.ROB