Heriot, Scotland
Encyclopedia
Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills
southeast of Edinburgh
, Scotland
, within Eildon
(part of the Scottish Borders
council area
). The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographical area of around 50 square miles (129.5 km²), most of which is moorland. Connected to the rest of the world primarily through the A7 road, Heriot had a railway and station from 1849 until the branch line closures instigated by Beeching
caused the track to be uplifted in the 1960s. The Scottish Parliament
voted, in 2006, to reinstate the railway, but without a station at Heriot.
The School (as of Sept 2006) has 56 pupils. There are numerous community groups operating in the village including drama groups, WRI
, a walking group, a community choir
and a karate
club.
Places near to Heriot include Borthwick
, Carcant
, Crichton
, Fala, Midlothian
, Stow of Wedale, and Innerleithen
.
Moorfoot Hills
The Moorfoot Hills are a range of hills south of Edinburgh in east central Scotland, UK, one of the ranges which collectively form the Southern Uplands.The Hills run from Peebles, Scottish Borders, in a north easterly direction to Tynehead, Midlothian....
southeast of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, 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...
, within Eildon
Eildon
Eildon is the largest committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, with a population of 34,892 at the latest census in 2001.-Places in Eildon:...
(part of the Scottish Borders
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...
council area
Council Area
A Council Area is one of the areas defined in Schedule 1 of the Local Government etc. Act 1994 and is under the control of one of the local authorities in Scotland created by that Act.-Legislation :1889...
). The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographical area of around 50 square miles (129.5 km²), most of which is moorland. Connected to the rest of the world primarily through the A7 road, Heriot had a railway and station from 1849 until the branch line closures instigated by Beeching
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
caused the track to be uplifted in the 1960s. The Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
voted, in 2006, to reinstate the railway, but without a station at Heriot.
The School (as of Sept 2006) has 56 pupils. There are numerous community groups operating in the village including drama groups, WRI
WRI
WRI is an initialism for:*Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia*Wolfram Research, Inc.*World Resources Institute*War Resisters' International*Weber Research Institute, a research group at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University,...
, a walking group, a community choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
and a karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
club.
Places near to Heriot include Borthwick
Borthwick
Borthwick is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. To the west of the village is the fifteenth-century Borthwick Castle. Other places nearby include Temple, Midlothian, Newbattle, Newbattle Abbey, Heriot, Scottish Borders.-External links:******...
, Carcant
Carcant
Carcant is a small settlement and a wind farm, near Heriot, Scottish Borders in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.The placename derives from carcanet, charchant, karkant, meaning "a collar of jewels" or "an iron collar". William Shakespeare uses the phrase 'Jewels in the carcanet'.A famous...
, Crichton
Crichton, Midlothian
Crichton is a small village in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same east of Gorebridge. The name is derived from the Gaelic word crioch, which means border, and the Old English word tune which means farm or settlement....
, Fala, Midlothian
Fala, Midlothian
Fala, is a parish and hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, and about 15 miles from Edinburgh.-Location:The parish is about five miles long from east to west, and one mile broad from north to south, and contains about...
, Stow of Wedale, and Innerleithen
Innerleithen
Innerleithen is a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders.-Etymology:The name "Innerleithen" comes from the Scottish Gaelic meaning "confluence of the Leithen", because it is here that the river joins the Tweed. The prefix "Inner-/Inver-" is common in many Scottish...
.