Kirkburn, Scottish Borders
Encyclopedia
Kirkburn is a village
on the B7062, close to Peebles
and the River Tweed
, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
, at the edge of the Cardrona Forest
.
Other places in the vicinity are Glen Ho, Glentress, Horsburgh Castle
, Innerleithen
, Kailzie, Kailzie Gardens
, Kirkhope Law, Neidpath Castle
and Nether Horsbrugh.
Forestry
Recreation
Community Council
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the B7062, close to Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
and the River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
, in 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...
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...
, at the edge of the Cardrona Forest
Cardrona Forest
The Cardrona Forest is a forest in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7062, near Peebles. OS Grid Reference: NT292385.Cardrona Forest consists of a mixed conifer woodland with upgraded facilities....
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Other places in the vicinity are Glen Ho, Glentress, Horsburgh Castle
Horsburgh Castle
Horsburgh Castle, also known as Horsbrugh Castle or Horsbrugh Tower, is a ruined tower house castle by the River Tweed, on the A72 road from Peebles to Galashiels, near Glentress in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland...
, 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...
, Kailzie, Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn, Scottish Borders in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Tweed valley, four km east of Peebles, off the B7062.The garden dates from 1812....
, Kirkhope Law, Neidpath Castle
Neidpath Castle
Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is closed to the public.-History:...
and Nether Horsbrugh.
External links
History- RCAHMS record for Kirkburn {Traquair Parish)
- RCAHMS record for Kirkburn, Our Lady's Church and Graveyard, also known as Old Parish Church of Kailzie
- CANMORE/RCAHMS record for Kailzie, Kirkburn Hall, Parish of Traquair
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Old county of Peebles-shire (Tweeddale)
Forestry
- Forestry Commission: Kirkburn Trail
- Forestry Commission: Kirkburn Car park (in Cardrona)
- GEOGRAPH image: Forestry trail at Kirkburn
Recreation
- Peebles Cycle Trail, incl. Kirkburn
- BBC Countryfile, Tweeddale
- Scottish Ornithologists Club: Birdwatching in the Borders
Community Council
Reference
- Toolis, R (2005) 'Kirkburn, Peebles, Scottish Borders (Traquair parish), watching brief.