List of places in the Scottish Borders
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This List of places in the Scottish Borders includes town
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, Kelso Abbey
, Jedburgh Abbey
, Melrose Abbey
, Borders Abbeys Way
, Battle of Humbleton Hill
, Battle of Nesbit Moor
, Battle of Philiphaugh
, Cessford Castle
, Duns Castle
, Ferniehirst Castle
, Floors Castle
, Horsbrugh Castle, Jedburgh Castle
, Liddel Castle
, Neidpath Castle
, Roxburgh Castle
, Thirlestane Castle
, Craik Forest
, Ettrick Forest
, Glentress Forest
, Wauchope Forest
, Harmony Garden
, Kailzie Gardens
, Priorwood Garden
, Mire Loch
, Portmore Loch, St. Mary's Loch
Long distance paths Borders Abbeys Way
, James Hutton Trail, Roman Heritage Way
, Sir Walter Scott Way
, Southern Upland Way
, St. Cuthbert's Way
, James Duncan (entomologist), James Hutton (poet), James Hutton Trail, George Meikle Kemp
, Archy Kirkwood
, John Leyden
, John Murray of Broughton
, John Scott (horticulturist), Henry Scott Riddell
, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott Way
, Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
Priories: Prior of Fogo
, Coldingham Priory
, Ayton railway station
, Belses railway station, Berwickshire Railway, Earlston railway station
, Fountainhall railway station, Galashiels railway station
, Hawick railway station, Hassendean railway station, Heriot railway station, Lyne railway station, Melrose railway station, Riccarton Junction railway station
, St. Boswells railway station, Saughtree railway station
, Stow railway station
, Symington railway station, Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
, Talla Railway
, Tweedbank railway station
, Tweedmouth railway station
, Waverley Railway, Whitrope Siding
Reservoirs: Alemoor Loch
reservoir
, Fruid Water
, Lindean
Reservoir, Megget Reservoir
, Talla Reservoir
, Watch Water Reservoir, Whiteadder Reservoir
Rivers: Ale Water
, Blackadder Water
, Borthwick Water
, Bothwell Water
, Caddon Water
, Cor Water, Dewar Water, Dye Water
, Eddleston Water
, Eden Water
, Ettrick Water, Eye Water, Fruid Water
, Gala Water
, Heriot Water, Hermitage Water
, Holms Water
, Jed Water
, Kale Water
, Lauderdale
, Leader Water, Leithen Water
, Liddel Water
, Lyne Water
, Luggate Water, Manor Water
, Megget Water
, Oxnam Water, Quair Water
, River Rede
, River Teviot
, River Till
, River Tweed
, Rule Water
, Talla Water
, Teviotdale, Tweeddale
, Watch Water
, Whiteadder Water
, Yarrow Water
reserves
in the Scottish Borders: Bemersyde Moss
SSSI, Duns Castle nature reserve
, Gordon Moss
, Hare and Dunhog Mosses
, Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss
, Pease Dean
, Whitlaw Wood, Yetholm Loch
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
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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...
s, hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
s, castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
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Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
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Historic house
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
s, hillforts, lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
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Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
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Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
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River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s, and other places of interest 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...
, 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...
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Abbeys: Dryburgh AbbeyDryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland...
, Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is what remains of a Scottish abbey founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. It occupies ground overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot waters, the site of what was once the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, 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...
, Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. It was headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Melrose. Today the abbey is maintained by Historic Scotland...
, Borders Abbeys Way
Borders Abbeys Way
The 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....
- A1 road, A1107 roadA1107 roadThe A1107 is a road in south-east Scotland, in the Scottish Borders. It is a non-trunk route from near Cockburnspath to near Burnmouth.It follows the route Burnmouth - Eyemouth - Coldingham - Old Cambus - Pease Bay - Cockburnspath....
, A68 roadA68 roadThe A68 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Darlington in England to the A720 in Scotland.From Darlington, the road runs north, bypassing Bishop Auckland, and running through West Auckland, Toft Hill and Tow Law, past Consett and Corbridge...
, A697 roadA697 roadThe A697 is a road that can be used an alternative to the A1 for those travelling between Scotland and England via the North East.It connects Morpeth on the A1 to the A68 at Oxton, near Edinburgh...
, A7 road, A72 roadA72 roadThe A72 is a major route in Scotland connecting Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, with Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.It travels for over 60 miles in a South-Easterly direction, along the Clyde and Tweed valleys, passing the towns of Larkhall, Lanark, Biggar and Peebles.-Hamilton to... - Abbey Mill (nr. Melrose Abbey), Abbey St. BathansAbbey St. BathansAbbey St Bathans is a community in Berwickshire in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders.Although its name suggests a larger foundation, Abbey St Bathans was originally a priory of Cistercian Nuns...
, Abbot of DryburghAbbot of DryburghThe Abbot of Dryburgh was the head of the Premonstratensian community of canons regular of Dryburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. The monastery was founded in 1150 by canons regular from Alnwick Abbey with the patronage of Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale...
, Abbot of JedburghAbbot of JedburghThe Abbot of Jedburgh was the head of the Augustinian canons of Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire. It was founded by King David I of Scotland in 1138, and David's grandson and successor Máel Coluim IV ensured its promotion to the status of abbey before 1156...
, Abbot of KelsoAbbot of KelsoThe Abbot of Kelso was the head of the Tironensian monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Originally, he was the Abbot of Selkirk, because from its foundation in 1113 by David, Prince of the Cumbrians until it was moved to Kelso by David and John, bishop of Glasgow in 1127...
, AbbotruleAbbotruleAbbotrule 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...
, Abbotsford Ferry railway stationAbbotsford Ferry railway stationAbbotsford Ferry railway station was a small railway station on the branch line from Galashiels to Selkirk railway station at Selkirk in the Scottish county of Selkirkshire....
, Abbotsford HouseAbbotsford HouseAbbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed. It was formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott... - AddinstonAddinstonAddinston is a farming village, off the A697, close to the Carfraemill roundabout, with two hill forts and settlements, in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire....
, Aikwood TowerAikwood TowerAikwood Tower is a 16th-century tower house in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, southwest of the town of Selkirk, on the Ettrick Water. The tower is a Category A listed building.... - Ale WaterAle WaterThe Ale Water is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch.It meets the Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk and Lilliesleaf....
, Alemoor LochAlemoor LochAlemoor Loch is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the Ale Water, west of Hawick. The loch is approximately long, and is divided in two by a causeway which carries the B711 road....
, AllanbankAllanbank, Scottish BordersAllanbank is a village near Allanton, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.Allanbank Chapel was dedicated to St...
, AllanshaughAllanshaughAllanshaugh is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:**...
, AllanshawsAllanshawsAllanshaws is a village off the B6362, in Lauderdale, by the Allan Water, in the parish of Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, formerly part of Roxburghshire.Nearby are Addinston, Galashiels, Killochyett, Lauder, Stow.-References:...
, AllantonAllanton, Scottish BordersAllanton is a small village in the pre-1975 ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland.... - AncrumAncrumAncrum is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of Jedburgh and south of St Boswells....
, Ancrum Old Parish ChurchAncrum Old Parish Churchthumb|right|350px|Ruins of Old Ancrum KirkAncrum Old Parish Church is situated just over half a mile north west of the village of Ancrum in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B4600 road leading off the A68. The village of Ancrum is four miles north west of Jedburgh. The churchyard...
, Battle of Ancrum MoorBattle of Ancrum MoorThe Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought during the War of the Rough Wooing in 1545. The Scottish victory put a temporary end to English depredations in the Scottish border and lowlands.-Background :... - Anglo-Scottish BorderAnglo-Scottish borderThe Anglo-Scottish border is the official border and mark of entry between Scotland and England. It runs for 154 km between the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. It is Scotland's only land border...
, AppletreehallAppletreehallAppletreehall is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 miles north-east of Hawick, in the former Roxburghshire.Nearby are Wilton Dean, Wilton, Scottish Borders, Branxholme, Broadhaugh, and Roberton, Scottish Borders.-References:...
, Archdeacon of TeviotdaleArchdeacon of TeviotdaleThe Archdeacon of Teviotdale was the head of the Archdeaconry of Teviotdale, a sub-division of the Diocese of Glasgow. He was one of two archdeacons serving the Bishop of Glasgow. As the name describes, this archdeacon was responsible for the Teviotdale region of the Scottish Borders region...
, Area committeeArea committeeMany large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council.... - AshiestielAshiestielAshiestiel is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Parish of Caddonfoot, on the south side of the River Tweed, 4m east of Innerleithen....
or Ashestiel, AshkirkAshkirkAshkirk is a small village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located in the former Selkirkshire, on the A7 road, approximately 6 miles each way between Selkirk to the north and Hawick to the south....
, AuchencrowAuchencrowAuchencrow is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Lammermuir range of hills, and near Reston.-Etymology:The modern name, Auchencrow, tends to obscure the question of origins. A Gaelic origin is accepted by Watson and Nicholaisen... - Ayton, Scottish Borders, Ayton CastleAyton CastleAyton Castle is located to the east of Ayton in the Scottish Borders. It is north-west of Berwick upon Tweed, in the former county of Berwickshire. Built around a medieval tower house, the present castle dates largely from the 19th century. Ayton Castle is the caput of the feudal barony of Ayton...
, Ayton Parish ChurchAyton Parish ChurchAyton and Burnmouth Parish Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland, serving the communities of Ayton and Burnmouth in the Scottish Borders...
, Ayton railway stationAyton railway stationAyton railway station was a station which served the village of Ayton in the Scottish area of Scottish Borders. It was located on what is now known as the East Coast Main Line...
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Battles: Battle of Ancrum MoorBattle of Ancrum Moor
The Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought during the War of the Rough Wooing in 1545. The Scottish victory put a temporary end to English depredations in the Scottish border and lowlands.-Background :...
, Battle of Humbleton Hill
Battle of Humbleton Hill
The Battle of Humbleton Hill was a conflict between the English and Scottish armies on September 14, 1402 in Northumberland, England. The battle was recounted in Shakespeare’s Henry IV...
, Battle of Nesbit Moor
Battle of Nesbit Moor
The Battle of Nesbit Moor was a small but significant clash between Scottish and English forces in the borders area north of the River Tweed. Specifically this clash took place on the Kimmerghame Estate in a field now named Slaughter Field...
, Battle of Philiphaugh
Battle of Philiphaugh
The Battle of Philiphaugh was fought on 13 September 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The Royalist army of the Marquess of Montrose was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, restoring the power of the Committee of Estates.-Prelude:When...
- BaddinsgillBaddinsgillBaddinsgill is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The Baddinsgill Reservoir is a few hundred metres north of the hamlet.-External links:***...
, Baddinsgill ReservoirBaddinsgill ReservoirBaddinsgill Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland close to Carlops, West Linton, and the boundary with Midlothian...
, BairnkineBairnkineBairnkine is a village on the Jed Water in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A68, south of Jedburgh.Other places nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Mervinslaw, Camptown, Langlee, Chesters, and Oxnam.-External links:****...
, Bassendean, Scottish BordersBassendean, Scottish BordersBassendean is located in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Westruther and north-west of Gordon. It is by the Eden Water in the fomer Berwickshire, immediately south of the hamlet of Houndslow.... - BedruleBedruleBedrule 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....
, BedshielBedshielBedshiel is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland on the B6456, six miles from Duns, two miles from Westruther, Longformacus and Greenlaw.The Watch Water Reservoir, Millknowe Burn and Bogpark Burn are close by. The Kaims...
, BelsesBelsesBelses is a village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland the former Selkirkshire. It is situated close to Old Belses, and lies south of St Boswells, west of Jedburgh, north of Hawick, and east of Selkirk....
, Belses railway station, BellspoolBellspoolBellspool is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to Drumelzier, Hopcarton, Kingledoors-External links:***...
, - BemersydeBemersydeBemersyde is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Melrose, by the River Tweed. Bemersyde House is a historic house.Other places nearby include Scott's View, Earlston, St...
, Bemersyde HouseBemersyde HouseBemersyde House is a historic house in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, formerly in Berwickshire.The nearest towns are Newtown St. Boswells, Melrose, and Dryburgh. The William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde is on the Bemersyde Estate...
(Clan HaigClan Haig-Origins:The name 'Haig' comes from the Norman name 'de Haga'. There were theories that the Haigs were of Pictish descent but this has been discounted. A charter signed in 1162 to Dryburgh Abbey bears the name 'Petrus de Haga, proprietor of the lands and barony of Bemersyde'. He was later charged...
), Bemersyde MossBemersyde MossBemersyde Moss is a Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-See also:*Site of Special Scientific Interest...
nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members... - Berwick BridgeBerwick BridgeBerwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The current structure is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624...
, Berwick CastleBerwick CastleBerwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.The castle was founded in the 12th century by the Scottish King David I. In 1296-8, the English King Edward I had the castle rebuilt and the town fortified, before it was returned to Scotland...
, Berwick Rangers (also:Royal Border BridgeRoyal Border BridgeRoyal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was Robert Stephenson...
, Royal Tweed BridgeRoyal Tweed BridgeThe Royal Tweed Bridge is a 1920s road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, that carries Pudding Lane across the River Tweed. It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Old Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to...
), Berwickshire High SchoolBerwickshire High SchoolBerwickshire High School is a six year comprehensive school located west of the town of Duns, Scotland.-History:It was first opened in 1896, by Walter John Mabbott, who was the first Rector of the school...
, Berwickshire Railway - BirghamBirghamBirgham is a village in Berwickshire, parish of Eccles in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Coldstream and the River Tweed, on the A698...
, BirkensideBirkensideBirkenside is a village by the A7 and the B704, adjacent to Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland.-See also:*List of places in Midlothian*List of places in Scotland-External links:**... - Blackadder, Scottish BordersBlackadder, Scottish BordersBlackadder is a hamlet on the B6460, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, located at .Places nearby include Allanton, Duns, Edrom, Fogo, Gavinton, and Whitsome....
, Blackadder WaterBlackadder WaterBlackadder Water is a river in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, forming part of the River Tweed system.Rising in the Harecleugh Forest plantation just south of the Twin Law cairns, north of the village of Westruther. The headwaters of the Blackadder join with those of the...
, Blackcastle RingsBlackcastle RingsThe Blackcastle Rings are earthworks and a promontory fort in the Parish of Greenlaw, above the left bank of the Blackadder Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-See also:*List of hill forts in Scotland*List of places in the Scottish Borders...
, Blanerne CastleBlanerne CastleBlanerne Castle is the remains of a 16th-century fortified house, located in the grounds of Blanerne House, an 18th-century country house between Chirnside and Preston in the Scottish Borders. The house and castle sit on the north bank of the Whiteadder Water, around north-east of Duns. The house...
, Blyth BridgeBlyth BridgeBlyth Bridge is a small hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to West Linton.It is located in a bend on the A701 which goes from Moffat to Edinburgh, close to the junction with the East-West road the A72 which goes to Peebles.... - St. BoisilBoisilSaint Boisil was the Abbot of Melrose Abbey, now in Scotland.Almost all that is known of Saint Boisil is learned from Bede. He derived his information from Sigfrid, a monk of Jarrow, who had previously been trained by Boisil at Melrose...
, BolesideBolesideBoleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed....
, Bonchester BridgeBonchester BridgeBonchester 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...
, BonjedwardBonjedwardBonjedward is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, two miles north of Jedburgh where the River Teviot joins the River Tweed.The village stands on a ridge of land formed by the approach of the Teviot and Jed Water towards their junction...
, Bonkyl KirkBonkyl KirkBonkyl Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated at five miles north-east of Duns in the old county of Berwickshire. The nearest hamlet is Preston just over two miles to the south-west.- History :... - Border countryBorder CountryBorder Country is a novel by Raymond Williams. The book was re-published in December 2005 as one of the first group of titles in the Library of Wales series, having been out of print for several years. Written in English, the novel was first published in 1960.It is set in rural South Wales, close...
, BordlandsBordlandsBordlands is a village in the Parish of Newlands in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The former name of Bordlands was Boreland.-External links:*****...
, 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....
, Borders General HospitalBorders General HospitalThe Borders General Hospital is a hospital, operated since 1988 by NHS Scotland, situated on the outskirts of the town of Melrose, Scotland. The hospital created over 1000 jobs in the Borders and has a bed capacity of 328. It offers a wide range of treatments, the BGH has an Accident and Emergency...
(Melrose), BorthwickBorthwickBorthwick 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:******...
, Borthwick Hall - Bothwell WaterBothwell WaterThe Bothwell Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills near Caldercleugh and continues past the Upper Monynut Forest, Crichness, Bothwell Hill, and the village of Bothwell, Scottish Borders, when it joins the Whiteadder Water.-External links:******...
, Bow Castle BrochBow Castle BrochBow Castle Broch is a broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow, and formerly in Midlothian....
, BowdenBowden, Scottish BordersBowden is a village in the Roxburghshire area of Scottish Borders, situated south of Melrose, west of Newtown St Boswells and tucked in the shadow of the Eildon Hills, Scotland.- History :...
, BowerhopeBowerhopeBowerhope is a village off the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the banks of St Mary's Loch in Ettrick Forest.-External links:*****...
, BowhillBowhill, Scottish BordersBowhill is a village off the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Selkirk, by the Yarrow WaterOther places nearby include Bowhill House, Boleside, Broadmeadows, Ettrickbridge, Kirkhope.-External links:*...
, Bowhill HouseBowhill HouseBowhill House is a historic house near Bowhill at Selkirk in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association, and is one of the homes of the Duke of Buccleuch...
, BowismilnBowismilnBowismiln is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
, Bowmont WaterBowmont WaterBowmont Water is a river in the Scottish Borders and Northumberland . It rises in the Cheviot Hills and passes by Mowhaugh, Town Yetholm, and Kirk Yetholm...
, BowshankBowshankBowshank is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the A7, beside the Gala Water.... - BranxholmeBranxholmeBranxholme is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, overlooking the River Teviot, three miles southwest of Hawick, on the A7 road to Langholm....
, Branxholme CastleBranxholme CastleBranxholme Castle is a five-storey tower at Branxholme, about 3 miles south-west of Hawick in the Borders region of Scotland.- History :The present castle is land owned by the Clan Scott since 1420. The Earl of Northumberland burned the first castle in 1532. The next held out against the English...
, BridgelandsBridgelandsBridgelands is a village and an 18th century house in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Parish of Selkirk.Sir Henry Raeburn's wife came from Bridgelands.*http://www.intofineart.com/htmlopus/painting-03278.html-External links:***...
, Broad LawBroad LawBroad Law is the second highest hill in the wide expanse of hill country in Southern Scotland, the Southern Uplands, and the highest for 30 miles in all directions. It is only ten feet lower than its parent, Merrick...
, BroadhaughBroadhaughBroadhaugh is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Teviothead, in former Roxburghshire.-Sources:*Williamson, May G. , unpublished PhD thesis. University of Edinburgh.-External links:**...
, Broadmeadows, Scottish BordersBroadmeadows, Scottish BordersBroadmeadows is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A708 near Selkirk.Places nearby include Yarrowford, the Yarrow Water, Boleside, Bowhill, Philiphaugh, Lindean, Sundhope, Ettrickbridge and Caddonfoot.-External links:******...
, Brotherstone HillBrotherstone HillBrotherstone Hill is a hill near St. Boswells and the Eildon Hills in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, with two standing stones from the megalithic age, on the summit of Brotherstone Hill, at a height of 243 metres. The stones differ in height and stand 16 metres apart...
Standing stoneStanding stoneStanding stones, orthostats, liths, or more commonly megaliths are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties....
s, Broughton - Buccleuch, Scottish BordersBuccleuch, Scottish BordersBuccleuch is a hamlet off the B711, on the Rankle Burn, to the north of the Craik Forest, by Phenzhopehaugh Hill, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire....
, BuckholmBuckholmBuckholm is a Farm near to the A7, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Places nearby include Abbotsford, the Bow Castle Broch, Clovenfords, Darnick, Eildon, the Gala Water, the Lugate Water, and Stow.Buckholm Tower is at the foot of Buckholm Hill....
, BurnfootBurnfoot, Roberton, Scottish BordersBurnfoot is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to Roberton, by the Borthwick Water. The nearest town is Hawick to the east, and other places nearby include the Alemoor Loch, Branxholme, Broadhaugh, the Craik Forest. The meaning of Burnfoot is "Place at the foot of the...
near Roberton, BurnfootBurnfoot, Scottish BordersBurnfoot is a housing estate just east of the A7, in the northern part of Hawick, by the Boonraw Burn, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Wilton Dean and Stirches were also villages surrounding Hawick...
(part of Hawick), BurnmouthBurnmouthBurnmouth is a small fishing village located adjacent to the A1 road on the east coast of Scotland. It is the first village in Scotland on the A1, after crossing the border with England...
, BuxleyBuxleyBuxley is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is adjacent to Manderston House, east of Duns. Buxley is the home farm and estate offices of Manderston, and comprises cottages, offices, a dairy and other farm buildings, as well as an engine house and a fire station...
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Castles: Castle HolydeanCastle Holydean
Holydean Castle was a castle sited near Kelso in Bowden, 1.25 miles SW of the village, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, and the former Roxburghshire....
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Cessford Castle
Cessford Castle is a ruined L-plan castle lying equidistant between the Royal Burgh of Jedburgh, and the Burghs of Kelso and Kirk Yetholm, in the historic county of Roxburghshire, now a division of the Scottish Borders...
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Duns Castle
Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, dates from 1320. The earlier house was transformed into a Gothic castle, 1818–22, by architect James Gillespie Graham. It is owned by the current Laird, Alexander Hay of...
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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...
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Floors Castle
Floors Castle, on the western outskirts of Kelso, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is a country house, rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for the 1st Duke, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house...
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Jedburgh Castle
Jedburgh Castle was a castle at Jedburgh in Scotland. It was fought over during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and was demolished by the Scots in 1409.-Jedburgh Castle Jail:...
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Liddel Castle
Liddel Castle is a ruined castle in Liddesdale, by the Liddel Water, near Castleton in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.-See also:*Anglo-Scottish border*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
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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:...
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Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle was a castle sited near Kelso, in the Borders region of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.-History:The castle was founded by King David I. In 1174 it was surrendered to England after the capture of William I at Alnwick, and was often in English hands thereafter. The Scots made...
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Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. However, the raised land is within Lauderdale, the valley of the Leader Water. The land has been in the ownership of the Maitland...
- Caddon WaterCaddon WaterThe Caddon Water is a small river by the village of Caddonfoot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises on Windlestraw Law, four miles north of Innerleithen, and flows through the Stantling Craig Reservoir. It joins the river Tweed at Caddonfoot, having completed its journey after 11...
, CaddonfootCaddonfootCaddonfoot is a village on the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A707, near Galashiels.The village is at the mouth of the Caddon Water...
, CaddonleeCaddonleeCaddonlee is a farm in the village of Clovenfords in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Caddon Water, near Caddonfoot where Caddon Water meets the Tweed . The nearest town is Galashiels. On the farm are traces of an Iron Age hill fort....
, CaerlanrigCaerlanrigCaerlanrig - also spelled 'Carlenrig' - is a hamlet in the parish of Cavers, Borders, Scotland, lying on the River Teviot, 6 miles north east of that river's source, and 10 miles south west of Hawick.-Etymology:...
, CamptownCamptown, Scottish BordersCamptown is a small settlement on the A68, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 5m south of Jedburgh, and the same distance south to Carter Bar.The village lies on the course of the Jed Water, and the remains of a peel tower are close by....
, CappercleuchCappercleuchCappercleuch is a settlement on the A708, at St. Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire.Places nearby include Bowerhope Law, Craigierig, Deer Law, the Dryhope Tower, Ettrickbridge, the Ettrick Forest, the Megget Reservoir, the Megget Water, Mountbenger, the...
, CarcantCarcantCarcant 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...
, Cardrona, Scottish BordersCardrona, Scottish BordersCardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, Walkerburn-See also:*Cardrona Forest...
, Cardrona ForestCardrona ForestThe 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....
, CarlopsCarlopsCarlops is a small village in the Pentland Hills, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the boundary with Midlothian.The village was founded in 1784 and developed cotton weaving, coalmining and limestone mining....
, CarolsideCarolsideCarolside is a village by the Leader Water, in the parish of Earlston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.Park Bridge is a balustraded bridge linking the policies of Carolside House and those of Leadervale....
, Carter BarCarter BarThe Carter Bar is the point at which the A68 crosses the England-Scotland border and forms a pass located at the top of Redesdale in the Cheviot Hills at an altitude of . The first sizeable Scottish town is Jedburgh approximately north. Other nearby Scottish towns include Hawick away and Kelso... - Castlecraig, see Castle Craig HospitalCastle Craig HospitalCastle Craig Hospital is a residential hospital located in the Scottish Borders south of Edinburgh. It is the largest addiction treatment hospital in the UK and since its founding in 1988 it has treated over 10,000 patients...
, Castle HolydeanCastle HolydeanHolydean Castle was a castle sited near Kelso in Bowden, 1.25 miles SW of the village, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, and the former Roxburghshire....
, Castleton, Scottish BordersCastleton, Scottish BordersCastleton is a civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire, in the extreme south of the Borders area. It is bounded by Northumberland , Dumfries and Galloway, and the parishes of Teviothead, Southdean, and Hobkirk.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish...
, Cavers (parish)Cavers (parish)Cavers is a parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former South Roxburghshire, south-west of HawickThe name means "enclosure".Currently, the Church of Scotland Parish comprises Cavers and Kirkton linked with Hawick.... - CessfordCessfordCessford is a village off the B6401, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.The placename is from Gaelic 'ceis' and means 'the wattled causeway over the ford'; spellings vary between Cesfuird, Cesford, Cessfoord, Cessfuird, and Cessfurde....
, Cessford CastleCessford CastleCessford Castle is a ruined L-plan castle lying equidistant between the Royal Burgh of Jedburgh, and the Burghs of Kelso and Kirk Yetholm, in the historic county of Roxburghshire, now a division of the Scottish Borders...
, Cessford BurnCessford BurnCessford Burn is a small stream which eventually runs to meet the Kale Water and then joins the River Teviot, finally entering the River Tweed at Kelso, Scotland.... - Chambers InstitutionChambers InstitutionThe Chambers Institution is home to the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery, a museum, library and art gallery at Peebles in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
, Chesters estateChesters estateChesters is a country estate near Ancrum, located on the banks of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The estate includes a listed house, gardens and extensive grounds. National Grid Reference NT 60842 22512....
, Cheviot HillsCheviot HillsThe Cheviot Hills is a range of rolling hills straddling the England–Scotland border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.There is a broad split between the northern and the southern Cheviots... - ChirnsideChirnsideChirnside is a hillside village in Berwickshire in Scotland, west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and east of Duns.-Notables:David Hume, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, lived in Ninewells House, just south of the village...
, Chirnsidebridge, Chirnside Parish ChurchChirnside Parish ChurchChirnside Parish Church is a kirk of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the B6355 road between Duns and Eyemouth in the old county of Berwickshire, now part of the Scottish Borders, at...
, ClappersClappers, ScotlandClappers is a small village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, located right next to the border with England. There is a small monument commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in the village....
, ClintmainsClintmainsClintmains is a village by the River Tweed, in the parish of Mertoun, to the east of Newtown St Boswells, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire....
, ClovenfordsClovenfordsClovenfords is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of the hamlet of Caddonfoot. The village has a primary school, church, village hall, hotel, and shop... - CockburnspathCockburnspathCockburnspath is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies near the North Sea coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. It is at the eastern extremity of the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance footpath from the west to east coast of Scotland, and it is also the terminus...
, ColdinghamColdinghamColdingham is a historic village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, on Scotland's southeast coastline, north of Eyemouth.As early as AD 660, Coldingham was the site of a religious establishment of high order, when it is recorded that Etheldreda, the queen of Egfrid, became a nun at the Abbey of...
, Coldingham BayColdingham BayColdingham Bay is an inlet in the North Sea coast, just over three km north of the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated at grid reference and is easily reached by a minor road which leaves the B6438 road at Coldingham....
, Coldingham LochColdingham LochColdingham Loch is a loch in the parish of Coldingham, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire, between Coldingham Moor and St Abb's Head. The loch is a natural spring-fed loch, about from the sea and about above sea level; it is used for fly fishing for rainbow...
, Coldingham PrioryColdingham PrioryColdingham Priory was a house of Benedictine monks. It lies on the south-east coast of Scotland, in the village of Coldingham, Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of...
, Prior of ColdinghamPrior of ColdinghamThe Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of Coldingham to the Church of... - ColdstreamColdstreamColdstream is a small town in the Borders district of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village...
, Coldstream GuardsColdstream GuardsHer Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
Museum, Copshaw Holm: see NewcastletonNewcastletonNewcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on the Liddel Water, and is the site of Hermitage Castle.-History:...
, Cor Water, Cove, Scottish BordersCove, Scottish BordersCove is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to Cockburnspath, Dunglass, Innerwick, Oldhamstocks, Bilsdean, and, further afield, Dunbar and Eyemouth. It is approximately 36 miles east of Edinburgh and is about 8 miles from Dunbar... - CraigierigCraigierigCraigierig is a village on the Megget Reservoir, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire.Places nearby include the Glengaber Burn, Henderland, St Mary's Loch, the Tibbie Shiels Inn, and Yarrow Water.-References:...
, CraikCraik, Scottish BordersCraik is a village in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to Roberton, Scottish Borders on the B711. OS Grid Ref NT353080.The area is renowned for its red squirrel population, and for its Roman history....
, Craik ForestCraik ForestCraik Forest is a forest near Hawick in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and managed by the Forestry Commission.-See also:*Craik, Scottish Borders*Ettrick Forest*Wauchope Forest*List of forests in the United Kingdom...
, CrailingCrailingCrailing is a village on the A698, in Teviotdale, 4m east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.Places nearby include Ancrum, Crailinghall, Eckford, Hownam, Kelso, Nisbet, Roxburghshire, the Oxnam Water, the River Teviot.Rory Bremner bought Crailing House...
, CrailinghallCrailinghallCrailinghall is a village near Oxnam in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.Crailinghall is on the route of the St. Cuthbert's Way and the Roman Heritage Way.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders...
, CranshawsCranshawsCranshaws is a village on the B6355, near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.Of Cranshaws Castle only the tower remains, at Cranshaws Farm on Cranshaws Hill....
, CringletieCringletieCringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water, around south of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, the house is a Category B listed building...
, the Crook InnCrook InnThe Crook Inn is an inn in the Scottish Borders, near the village of Tweedsmuir on the A701 road between Broughton and Moffat. It is one of many claimants to be the oldest inn in Scotland. Robert Burns wrote "Willie Wastle's Wife" there. In the early 20th century a halt was built on the Talla...
, Crosshall crossCrosshall crossThe Crosshall Cross is a cross at Crosshall Farm, Eccles in the Scottish Borders areea of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.The cross is situated near Crosshall farmhouse and is said to date from the 12th century, after the Second Crusade. It is ca. 3 metres high and is thought to be a memorial...
at EcclesEccles, Scottish BordersthumbEccles is a village and agricultural parish near Kelso in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The village is conjoined with Birgham and Leitholm...
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- Damside, Darnhall MainsDarnhall MainsDarnhall Mains is a village off the A703, near Eddleston and the Eddleston Water in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire.Darn Hall, or Black Barony Castle, is a tower house, now a hotel.-References:...
, DarnickDarnickDarnick is a village near Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.Places nearby include Abbotsford, Buckholm, Eildon, the Gala Water, Galashiels, Gattonside, Lindean and Newtown St. Boswells....
, Dawyck ChapelDawyck ChapelDawyck Chapel, also known as Dalwick Church, is located within the Parish of Drumelzier in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland...
(also known as Dalwick Church), Dawyck HouseDawyck HouseDawyck House is a historic house at Dawyck, in the parish of Drumelzier in the former Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The alternative name is 'Dalwick House'. Canmore ID 49816....
, Dawyck Botanic GardenDawyck Botanic GardenDawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum covering 25 ha at Stobo on the B712, 8 miles south of Peebles in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, OS ref. NT168352...
(a Regional Garden of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh) - Debatable landsDebatable LandsThe Debatable Lands, also known as Debatable ground, batable ground or thriep lands, was land lying between Scotland and England, formerly in question to which it belonged, when they were distinct kingdoms...
, DenholmDenholmDenholm 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...
, Dere StreetDere StreetDere Street or Deere Street, was a Roman road between Eboracum and Veluniate, in what is now Scotland. It still exists in the form of the route of many major roads, including the A1 and A68 just north of Corbridge.Its name corresponds with the post Roman Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Deira, through...
, Dewar, Scottish BordersDewar, Scottish BordersDewar is a village by the Dewar Burn and Peatrig Hill, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Places nearby include Allanshaugh, Borthwick Hall, Fountainhall, Garvald, the Gladhouse Reservoir, Heriot, the Heriot Water, the Leithen Water, Lugate and the Lugate Water.-External links:**...
, Dewar Burn, Dewar Hill, Dewar Water - DinlabyreDinlabyreDinlabyre is a village on the B6357 in Liddesdale, on the edge of the Newcastleton Forest, close to Castleton, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire....
, Dirrington Great LawDirrington Great LawDirrington Great Law is a hill in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Berwickshire. The summit is around south of Longformacus and west of Duns. It is an isolated hill to the south of the Lammermuir Plateau...
, Dirrington Little Law, Dodcleugh - DrumelzierDrumelzierDrumelzier , is a village on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders.The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Wrae, Stanhope, Mossfennan and Kingledoors. To the north is Broughton and to the south the road passes Crook Inn to Tweedsmuir.The Drumelzier or...
, Drumlanrig Tower, DryburghDryburghDryburgh is a village in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, famous for the ruined Dryburgh Abbey.-The Temple of the Muses:This circular nine columned gazebo stands since 1817 on Bass Hill, a mound overlooking the River Tweed at the west end of the village...
, Dryburgh AbbeyDryburgh AbbeyDryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland...
(Historic ScotlandHistoric ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
), Dryburgh Abbey HotelDryburgh Abbey HotelDryburgh Abbey Hotel is a baronial country house hotel, located on the banks of the River Tweed, about 5 km south east of Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The modern house was first constructed in 1845 and it was converted into a hotel in 1932. It is next to the ruins of Dryburgh...
, Dryburgh BridgeDryburgh BridgeDryburgh Bridge refers to two different footbridges erected near Dryburgh Abbey, Borders, Scotland, between the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells , across the River Tweed...
, DryhopeDryhopeDryhope is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by St. Mary's Loch, on the A708.-See also:*Dryhope Tower*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland-External links:******...
, Dryhope TowerDryhope TowerDryhope Tower is a ruined Scottish pele tower in the valley of the Yarrow Water, in the historic county of Selkirkshire, now part of the Scottish Borders. It lies approximately equidistant between the burghs of Moffat and Selkirk, and defended the north eastern end of St Mary's Loch... - Dunglass Viaduct: see DunglassDunglassDunglass is a location in East Lothian, Scotland, lying east of the Lammermuir Hills on the North Sea coast. It has a 15th century Dunglass Collegiate Church, now in the care of Historic Scotland...
(East Lothian), Dun Law, DunsDunsDuns is the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders.-Early history:Duns law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit...
, Duns CastleDuns CastleDuns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, dates from 1320. The earlier house was transformed into a Gothic castle, 1818–22, by architect James Gillespie Graham. It is owned by the current Laird, Alexander Hay of...
, Duns Castle nature reserveDuns Castle nature reserveDuns Castle nature reserve is a nature reserve near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.The reserve is one of eight reserves in the Scottish Borders, maintained by the Scottish Wildlife Trust...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
), Duns Law, Dunse Spa, Dye WaterDye WaterThe Dye Water is a river in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Hope Hills, continues along the East Lothian boundary, a mile north east of Seenes Law, then east to Longformacus...
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- EarlstonEarlstonEarlston , formerly Ercildoune, is a civil parish and market town in the county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It is situated on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland.-Early history:...
, Earlston railway stationEarlston railway stationEarlston railway station, in the Scottish Borders village of Earlston, was a station on the now disused Berwickshire Railway.There were two platforms and two sidings, cattle dock and goods shed. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1948, and the last freight service operated on Friday 16...
, Earlston High SchoolEarlston High SchoolEarlston High School is a Scottish secondary school situated in Earlston, Scottish Borders. It serves Earlston, as well as the surrounding area...
, Earlston RFCEarlston RFCEarlston RFC is a rugby union club, based at Earlston in the Scottish Borders .Earlston is in the East Regional League of the East Regional League division 2. It is the largest Scottish Borders club not to participate in the Border League.It takes part in the Borders Sevens Circuit each May, which... - Eccles, Scottish BordersEccles, Scottish BordersthumbEccles is a village and agricultural parish near Kelso in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The village is conjoined with Birgham and Leitholm...
, Eckford, Scottish BordersEckford, Scottish BordersEckford is a village on the A698 and the B6401, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the place where the Kale Water joins the River Teviot... - EddlestonEddlestonEddleston is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies north of Peebles and south of Penicuik on the A703, which passes through the centre of the village. The Eddleston Water runs through the village....
, Eddleston WaterEddleston WaterEddleston Water is a small river north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland which joins the River Tweed at Peebles. It is also known locally as "The Cuddy"....
, Eden WaterEden WaterEden Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. "Water" is the Lowland Scots term for a small river.The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden Water passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's...
, EdgerstonEdgerstonEdgerston is a village and an estate about 8 miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border, south of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in the former Roxburghshire.Thomas Rutherfurd built Edgerston House in 1695...
, Edgerston House, Edgerston Mill, Edin's Hall BrochEdin's Hall BrochEdin's Hall Broch is a 2nd century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. It is roughly 27m in diameter.-External links:...
, EdnamEdnamDisambiguation: "Ednam" can also refer to the aristocratic title Viscount EdnamEdnam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
, Ednam ChurchEdnam ChurchEdnam Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland and is co–joined with Kelso North Church in Kelso. Ednam is in the old county of Roxburghshire now part of the Scottish Borders Council...
, EdringtonEdringtonEdrington is a medieval estate occupying the lower part of Mordington parish in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, five miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. From probably the 14th century, if not earlier, a castle occupied the steep hill above the mill of the same name on the Whiteadder Water...
, EdromEdromEdrom is a small village in the pre-1975 ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland.... - Eildon HillEildon HillNot to be confused with Eldon Hill, EnglandEildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak....
- EttletonEttletonEttleton is a village near Castleton, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.Ettleton Cemetery, on the slopes of Ettleton Sike, is the burial place of many members of Clan Armstrong.Other places nearby include Newcastleton...
churchyard, EttrickEttrick, ScotlandEttrick is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, located around south-west of the town of Selkirk.-Local area:...
, EttrickbridgeEttrickbridgeEttrickbridge is a village situated in Ettrickdale in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the village of Ettrick, and the town of Selkirk, away....
, Ettrick ForestEttrick ForestEttrick Forest is a former royal forest in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.It is a large area of moorland, south of Peebles, stretching from Dollar Law to Selkirk.-See also:*James Hogg*Craik Forest*Wauchope Forest...
, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Marshes, Ettrick Water - European route E15European route E15The European route E 15 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is a north-south "reference road", running from Inverness, Scotland south through England and France to Algeciras, Spain...
, Eye Water, EyemouthEyemouthEyemouth , historically spelt Aymouth, is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is east of the main north-south A1 road and just north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of circa 3,420 people .The town's name comes from its location at...
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Forests : Cardrona ForestCardrona 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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Craik Forest
Craik Forest is a forest near Hawick in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and managed by the Forestry Commission.-See also:*Craik, Scottish Borders*Ettrick Forest*Wauchope Forest*List of forests in the United Kingdom...
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Ettrick Forest
Ettrick Forest is a former royal forest in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.It is a large area of moorland, south of Peebles, stretching from Dollar Law to Selkirk.-See also:*James Hogg*Craik Forest*Wauchope Forest...
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Glentress Forest
Glentress Forest is located near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of Edinburgh. Part of the Tweed Valley Forest Park along with Traquair Forest in Innerleithen, it is the home of a mountain biking centre which is one of the 7stanes mountain bike trails operated throughout...
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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...
- FalahillFalahillFalahill is a village in the Scottish Borders, in the Moorfoot Hills, at , in the Parish of Heriot, and close to the border with Midlothian.Nearby are Gilston, the Heriot Water, Oxton, Scottish Borders, Soutra Hill, and Torquhan.-External links:****...
, Faldonside, FalnashFalnashFalnash 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....
, Fast CastleFast CastleFast Castle is the ruined remains of a coastal fortress in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, in the Scottish Borders. It lies north west of the village of Coldingham, and just outside of the St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve, run by the National Trust for Scotland...
, Fatlips CastleFatlips CastleFatlips Castle is a pele tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm...
, Faughill - Ferniehirst CastleFerniehirst CastleFerniehirst 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...
, FishwickFishwickFishwick is a small village in the Scottish Borders, in the traditional county of Berwickshire.... - Floors CastleFloors CastleFloors Castle, on the western outskirts of Kelso, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is a country house, rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for the 1st Duke, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house...
- Fogo, Scottish BordersFogo, Scottish BordersFogo is a village in the county of Berwickshire, in the Borders of Scotland, 3 miles south of Duns, on the Blackadder Water.The name Fogo means "foggage pit, den or hollow"....
, Fogo PrioryFogo PrioryFogo Priory was the a Tironensian monastic community in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, dedicated to St Nicholas. It was founded sometime between 1253 and 1297 by a local landlord named Patrick Corbet, who granted lands to Kelso Abbey in order to establish a cell there. Only two of the priors of...
, Prior of FogoPrior of FogoThe Prior of Fogo was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Fogo Priory, Roxburghshire, founded sometime between 1253 and 1297. The patron was a local landlord name Patrick Corbet, who granted lands to Kelso Abbey to establish a cell there...
, Foulden, Scottish BordersFoulden, Scottish BordersFoulden is a civil parish and village in the Berwickshire area of Scottish Borders, Scotland, situated not far above the Whiteadder Water, and west of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Fountainhall, Fountainhall railway station - Fruid WaterFruid WaterFruid Water is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion.-See also:*Baddinsgill Reservoir*Megget Reservoir*Talla Reservoir*West Water Reservoir*List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom-External links:*...
, a small reservoirReservoirA reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... - Fulton Tower (BedruleBedruleBedrule 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....
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Gardens Dawyck Botanic GardenDawyck Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum covering 25 ha at Stobo on the B712, 8 miles south of Peebles in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, OS ref. NT168352...
, Harmony Garden
Harmony Garden, Scottish Borders
The Harmony Garden is a garden at Melrose, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.The National Trust for Scotland has three further properties in the Scottish Borders:*Priorwood Garden in Melrose...
, 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....
, Priorwood Garden
Priorwood Garden
Priorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.The National Trust for Scotland has three further properties in the Scottish Borders:* Harmony Garden, also in Melrose...
- Gala WaterGala WaterThe Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.-Gallery:...
, GalashielsGalashielsGalashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala" .Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Scottish Borders...
, Galashiels AcademyGalashiels AcademyGalashiels Academy is the high school in Galashiels, Scotland, that serves the surrounding area as well as Stow . Although refounded in 1938, the school's history goes back as far as 1696. -Notable former pupils:...
, Galashiels Baptist ChurchGalashiels Baptist ChurchGalashiels Baptist Church is located in the town of Galashiels, in the heart of the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 1804 and is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Scotland.-History:...
, Galashiels railway stationGalashiels railway stationGalashiels railway station is to serve the town of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is to be reopened as part of the Waverley Line, a project to run between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, a village on the outskirts of Galashiels....
, Gala Cricket Club, Gala Fairydean F.C.Gala Fairydean F.C.Gala Fairydean F.C. is a football club currently playing in Division 1 of the East of Scotland Football League.- History :Founded in 1907 as the result of a split in the Gala Fairydean Rovers club into Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers, they play their home matches at the Netherdale ground in Galashiels...
, Gala RFCGala RFCGala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale.... - Garvald, Scottish BordersGarvald, Scottish BordersGarvald is a hamlet on the B7007, near Dewar, by the Dewar Burn, in the Moorfoot Hills, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire.Places nearby include Borthwick Hall, Heriot, the Leithen Water, Peatrig Hill, and Peebles....
, GattonsideGattonsideGattonside is a small village in the Scottish Borders. It is located north of Melrose, on the north side of the River Tweed. In 1143, the lands of Gattonside were granted to the monks of Melrose Abbey by King David I...
, Gattonside Suspension Bridge, Gavinton, BerwickshireGavinton, BerwickshireGavinton is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south-west of Duns, the former county town of Berwickshire. The hamlet sits on a minor road off the A6105 Duns-to-Greenlaw road at .-History:... - George Meikle KempGeorge Meikle KempGeorge Meikle Kemp was a Scottish carpenter/joiner, draughtsman, and self-taught architect. He is best known as the designer of the Scott Monument in central Edinburgh.-Biography:...
memorial at RedscarheadRedscarheadRedscarhead is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A703, by the Eddleston Water, and close to Cringletie.In the village is a memorial to George Meikle Kemp, the architect who designed the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.-See also:... - Gilmanscleuch, Gilston
- Glen Ho, Glenbreck, Glenholm, Glentress, Glentress ForestGlentress ForestGlentress Forest is located near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of Edinburgh. Part of the Tweed Valley Forest Park along with Traquair Forest in Innerleithen, it is the home of a mountain biking centre which is one of the 7stanes mountain bike trails operated throughout...
(Forestry CommissionForestry CommissionThe Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
) - Gordon, Scottish Borders, Gordon MossGordon MossGordon Moss is a nature reserve near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.The moss is situated one mile west of Gordon village, south of the Gordon - Earlston road...
nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
), Gorrenberry - GrantshouseGrantshouseGrantshouse is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It lies on the A1, and its nearest railway stations are Dunbar to the north and Berwick-upon-Tweed to the south.- External links :**]**...
, Greenknowe TowerGreenknowe TowerGreenknowe Tower is a 16th century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of...
, GreenlawGreenlawGreenlaw is a small town situated in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills on Blackadder Water at the junction of the A697 and the A6105 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Greenlaw was first made the county town of Berwickshire in 1596, and was the first town to take on this role since the...
, GreycrookGreycrookGreycrook is a village off the A68 and the A699, in the Scottish Borders, approximately 0.5km south-east of St Boswells, and close to Dryburgh, Dryburgh Abbey, Maxton, Newtown St Boswells, and the River Tweed....
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- Halidon HillHalidon HillHalidon Hill is a summit, about west of the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the border of England and Scotland. It reaches 600 feet high. The name of the hill indicates that it once had a fortification on its top...
, Halldean Mill, Halliwell House Museum, HallruleHallruleHallrule 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....
, Hallyne, Hallyards - Hare and Dunhog MossesHare and Dunhog MossesHare and Dunhog Mosses is a nature reserve near Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire.-See also:*List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh...
nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
), Harecleugh Forest, Harestanes, Harestanes Visitor Centre, Harmony Garden, Scottish BordersHarmony Garden, Scottish BordersThe Harmony Garden is a garden at Melrose, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.The National Trust for Scotland has three further properties in the Scottish Borders:*Priorwood Garden in Melrose...
(National Trust for ScotlandNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
), Harwood on Teviot, Hassendean, Hassendean railway station, HawickHawickHawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
, Hawick railway station, Hawkshaw, Scottish Borders - Headshaw Hill, Heiton, Heriot, Heriot Water, Heriot railway station
- HermitageHermitage, Scottish BordersHermitage is a village near Newcastleton, on the B6399, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:**http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/320847...
, Hermitage CastleHermitage CastleHermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It is under the care of Historic Scotland. The Castle has a reputation, both from its history and its appearance, as one of the most sinister and atmospheric in Scotland....
(Historic ScotlandHistoric ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
), Hermitage WaterHermitage WaterThe Hermitage Water is a river in Liddesdale, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Among its many feeder burns are Braidley Burn, Dinley Burn, Gorrenberry Burn and Twislehope Burn. The Water flows through the hamlets of Dinley and Gorrenberry, and through the village of Hermitage, and past...
, Herring Queen FestivalHerring Queen FestivalThe Eyemouth Herring Queen Festival celebrated in Eyemouth in the Borders, owes its origins to what was called the Peace Picnic or Fisherman's Picnic. The first Peace Picnic was organised by the late Mr J. C. Chrystie to celebrate the end of the 1914-1918 war...
(EyemouthEyemouthEyemouth , historically spelt Aymouth, is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is east of the main north-south A1 road and just north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of circa 3,420 people .The town's name comes from its location at...
), Heugh Head - Hillhouse, Hillslay Tower, Hilton, BerwickshireHilton, BerwickshireHilton is a village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland....
, The Hirsel, Hirsel Homestead Museum - HobkirkHobkirkHobkirk 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....
, Holms WaterHolms WaterThe Holms Water is a river and a tributary of the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Glenkirk, Stanhope, Peeblesshire and Hearthstane.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
, Holydean Castle - see: Castle HolydeanCastle HolydeanHolydean Castle was a castle sited near Kelso in Bowden, 1.25 miles SW of the village, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, and the former Roxburghshire....
, Holylee - Hornhole Battle Site, Horsburgh CastleHorsburgh CastleHorsburgh 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...
, Horseley Hill, Hoselaw Loch and Din MossHoselaw Loch and Din MossHoselaw Loch and Din Moss is a nature reserve near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.The reserve is designated SSSI, SPA and RAMSAR because of the large numbers of geese overwintering there, especially the Icelandic/Greenland Pink-footed Goose Anser...
nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
) - HoundslowHoundslowHoundslow is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the A697, about west of Greenlaw, and north-east of Gordon. It has a population of approximately 30. Immediately to the south is the former village of Bassendean, with the 17th-century Bassendean House.-External...
, Housesteads Roman FortHousesteads Roman FortVercovicium, now known as Housesteads Roman Fort, was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, somewhat to the south of Broomlee Lough.-History:In the 2nd century AD,...
(Hadrian's WallHadrian's WallHadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
), Hownam - Hume, Scottish BordersHume, Scottish BordersHume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies seven miles from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Stichill, Lambden, Nenthorn, Ednam, Birgham and...
, Hume CastleHume CastleHume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th century "Castle of enceinte".The village of Hume is located between Greenlaw and Kelso, two miles north of the village of Stichill, in Berwickshire, Scotland....
, Hurkar RocksHurkar RocksThe Hurkar Rocks are a group of rocks outside the harbour of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The rocks become exposed during low tide. The placenames vary from Hurkur, Hurker, Hurkar, Harkar, and Buss Craig Rock...
, HuttonHutton, Scottish BordersHutton is a small village in the pre-1975 ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It is a traditional, country village surrounded by farmland.-Locality:...
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- James Hutton Trail, (James HuttonJames HuttonJames Hutton was a Scottish physician, geologist, naturalist, chemical manufacturer and experimental agriculturalist. He is considered the father of modern geology...
), James Thomson Memorial - Jed WaterJed WaterThe Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland.In total Jed Water is over 20 miles long, it flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge from a source in the Cheviot Hills....
, JedburghJedburghJedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...
, Jedburgh AbbeyJedburgh AbbeyJedburgh 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...
(Historic ScotlandHistoric ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
), Jedburgh CastleJedburgh CastleJedburgh Castle was a castle at Jedburgh in Scotland. It was fought over during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and was demolished by the Scots in 1409.-Jedburgh Castle Jail:...
Jail, Jedburgh Deer and Farm Park, Jedburgh Greyfriars - Jim Clark Room
- John Buchan Centre, John Buchan Way, Johnnie Armstrong's Grave, TeviotheadTeviotheadTeviothead 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....
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- Kailzie GardensKailzie GardensKailzie 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....
, Kale WaterKale WaterThe Kale Water is a long tributary of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its feeder burns in the Cheviot Hills are the Long Burn, Hawkwillow Burn and the Grindstone Burn, east of Leithope Forest near the Anglo-Scottish Border....
, KalemouthKalemouthKalemouth is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, where the Kale Water joins the River Teviot, near to Eckford, Cessford, Crailing, Kelso, and Roxburgh.Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge.-Sources:...
, Kalemouth Suspension BridgeKalemouth Suspension BridgeThe Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge at Kalemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the B6401. It crosses the River Teviot just above its confluence with the Kale Water, near Eckford...
, Kaim Knowe, see:Sourhope - Kelloe HouseKelloe HouseKelloe House was a country house in the former Berwickshire, in the Parish of Edrom, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.The house is now demolished. Kelloe Mains and Kelloe Bridge remain.-See also:*Kelloe in County Durham*Allanbank*Allanton...
, Kelso, Kelso AbbeyKelso AbbeyKelso Abbey is what remains of a Scottish abbey founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. It occupies ground overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot waters, the site of what was once the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, Abbot of KelsoAbbot of KelsoThe Abbot of Kelso was the head of the Tironensian monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Originally, he was the Abbot of Selkirk, because from its foundation in 1113 by David, Prince of the Cumbrians until it was moved to Kelso by David and John, bishop of Glasgow in 1127...
, Kelso RacecourseKelso RacecourseKelso Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Kelso, Scotland. The official website describes the course as Britain's Friendliest Racecourse. In 2007, it was voted the Best Small Course in Scotland and the North of England.-History:...
, Kershope BurnKershope BurnKershope Burn is a minor river running in its entirety along the border between England and Scotland.The river rises, as Clark's Sike, in a marshy area in Kielder Forest Northumberland known as Hobb's Flow, before becoming Kershope Burn after running by Kershopehead, a farmstead in Cumbria.The... - KilbuchoKilbuchoKilbucho is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Peeblesshire and near Biggar and Broughton.The name derives from the church which was dedicated to St Bega an Irish abbess. Several monasteries were dedicated to St Bega, many in Cumbria including St Bees but also in...
, Killochyett, Kilnsike Tower, Kimmerghame HouseKimmerghame House, BerwickshireKimmerghame House is a 19th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders, located south-east of Duns by the Blackadder Water. It is the home of the Swintons of Kimmerghame. The house was designed in the Scottish Baronial style by David Bryce in 1851...
, KingledoorsKingledoorsKingledoors is a group of settlements in a valley in southern Scotland near Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, in the valley of the River Tweed... - Kirk YetholmKirk YetholmKirk Yetholm is a village in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, south east of Kelso and less than west of the border. The first mention is of its church in the 13th century. Its sister town is Town Yetholm which lies half a mile across the Bowmont Water...
, Kirkburn, Scottish BordersKirkburn, Scottish BordersKirkburn 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....
, Kirkbride Parish Church (TraquairTraquairthumb|right|Cottages at TraquairTraquair is a small village and civil parish in the old county of Peeblesshire, but since 1975, a part of the Scottish Borders...
), Kirkhope, Scottish Borders, Kirkhope Law, Kirkhope TowerKirkhope TowerKirkhope Tower is a Scottish Pele, located in the Ettrick Valley, in the historic county of Selkirkshire, now a division of the Scottish Borders. The tower lies a mile to the north west of Ettrickbridge, and seven miles from the Burgh of Selkirk....
, Kirkhouse, Kirkton, Scottish BordersKirkton, Scottish BordersKirkton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A6088, near Hawick. Grid Ref. NT5413.Places nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk, Wilton Dean and the Wauchope Forest.-External links:***...
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Lochs: Alemoor LochAlemoor Loch
Alemoor Loch is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the Ale Water, west of Hawick. The loch is approximately long, and is divided in two by a causeway which carries the B711 road....
, Mire Loch
Mire Loch
Mire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid reference . The loch lies on land owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is approximately 600 metres long by 50 metres at its widest...
, Portmore Loch, St. Mary's Loch
Long distance paths Borders Abbeys Way
Borders Abbeys Way
The 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....
, James Hutton Trail, Roman Heritage Way
Roman Heritage Way
The Roman Heritage Way is a long-distance path in England and Scotland. It covers parts of Cumbria, Northumberland, the Scottish Borders, and Tyneside.The Way was developed from sections of the Hadrian's Wall Path, the Pennine Way, Dere Street, the St...
, Sir Walter Scott Way
Sir Walter Scott Way
The Sir Walter Scott Way is a long distance path in the Scottish Borders of Scotland, in memory of Sir Walter Scott, of one of Scotland's greatest writers.-The Way:...
, Southern Upland Way
Southern Upland Way
Opened in 1984, the Southern Upland Way is a coast to coast walk in Scotland between Portpatrick in the west and Cockburnspath in the east....
, St. Cuthbert's Way
St. Cuthbert's Way
St Cuthbert's Way is a long-distance trail between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, England.It is part of the European walking route E2....
- Ladykirk, Scottish BordersLadykirk, Scottish BordersLadykirk is a village on the B6470 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and the former Berwickshire, just north of the River Tweed and the Anglo-Scottish border. The town was formerly known as Upsettlington, but King James IV of Scotland renamed the town Ladykirk; the church is also known as St...
, Ladykirk and Norham BridgeLadykirk and Norham BridgeLadykirk and Norham Bridge, which connects Ladykirk in the Borders, Scotland, with Norham in Northumberland, England, is a bridge in the United Kingdom that spans the River Tweed. It is a late stone road bridge with four arches designed by Thomas Codrington and Cuthbert A. Brereton for the Tweed...
, Lake of the HirselLake of the HirselThe Lake of the Hirsel or Hirsel Lake is an artificial body of water near Coldstream in Berwickshire in Scotland. It is set in the grounds of The Hirsel, home of the Home family and of the late Sir Alec Douglas-Home.It covers around...
, Lambden, Lamberton, Scottish Borders, Lammermuir HillsLammermuir HillsThe Lammermuir Hills, usually simply called the Lammermuirs , in southern Scotland, form a natural boundary between Lothian and the Scottish Borders....
, Lammermuirs, Lammer Law - Langhaugh, Langton Parish Church, Lanton, Scottish BordersLanton, Scottish BordersLanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698.-External links:*****...
, Lanton Tower, Lanton Moor, Lanton Wood - LauderLauderThe Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders 27 miles south east of Edinburgh. It is also a royal burgh in the county of Berwickshire. It lies on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, on the Southern Upland Way.-Medieval history:...
, Lauder Common, Lauderdale, ScotlandLauderdale, ScotlandLauderdale is a long narrow geographical district in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, being the valley of the Leader Water, , above which rivulet St. Cuthbert had a vision of St. Aidan's soul being conducted to heaven... - Leadburn, Leader Water, Leaderfoot, Leaderfoot ViaductLeaderfoot ViaductLeaderfoot Viaduct is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. It is situated 2.5 km east of Melrose at ....
, LegerwoodLegerwoodLegerwood is a village by the Eden Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Lauder, near the Southern Upland Way.Legerwood Kirk is outside the village and has been present there since at least 1127....
, Legerwood Kirk, Scottish BordersLegerwood Kirk, Scottish Bordersthumb|300px|Legerwood KirkLegerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway...
, LeitholmLeitholmLeitholm is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north-west of Coldstream, in the former county of Berwickshire.Other places nearby include the Crosshall cross, Duns, Eccles, Ednam, Fogo, Greenlaw, Hume Castle, Polwarth, Westruther....
, Lempitlaw - Liddel CastleLiddel CastleLiddel Castle is a ruined castle in Liddesdale, by the Liddel Water, near Castleton in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.-See also:*Anglo-Scottish border*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
, LiddesdaleLiddesdaleLiddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water, in the County of Roxburgh, southern Scotland, extends in a south-westerly direction from the vicinity of Peel Fell to the River Esk, a distance of...
, Liddel WaterLiddel WaterLiddel Water is a river running through southern Scotland and northern England, for much of its course forming the border between the two countries, and was formerly one of the boundaries of the Debatable Lands....
, LilliesleafLilliesleafLilliesleaf is a small village and civil parish south east of Selkirk in the Roxburghshire area of Scottish Borders of Scotland. To the north of Lilliesleaf is the Ale Water which runs east to west...
, LindeanLindeanLindean is a village north of Selkirk and the Ettrick Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:*****...
, Lindean Reservoir, Lindean Loch, Linhope, Lintlaw, Littledean Tower, Littledeanless - LongformacusLongformacusLongformacus is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is around north-west of Duns, in the Lammermuir Hills. The Dye Water runs through the village, flowing east towards its confluence with the Whiteadder Water nearby...
, Luggate Water, Lumsdaine Moor - LyneLyne, Scottish BordersLyne is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, west of the market town of Peebles; it lies off the A72, in the old county of Peeblesshire and has an area of about ....
, Lyne KirkLyne KirkLyne Kirk is an ancient and historic church of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on top of a mound adjacent to the A92 trunk route 4.5 miles west of Peebles in the ancient county of Peeblesshire, now in the Scottish Borders area, and governed by the Scottish Borders Council.-Pre...
, Lyne ViaductLyne ViaductLyne Viaduct is a viaduct at Lyne in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It consists of three stone skew arches and a plate girder approach span over a minor road and was built to carry the Symington to Peebles branch line of the Caledonian Railway over Lyne Water to the west of Peebles...
, Lyne WaterLyne WaterThe Lyne Water is a tributary of the River Tweed which rises in the Pentland Hills of southern Scotland at Baddinsgill Reservoir. It runs through West Linton and Romannobridge, passes Flemington and Lyne Station and enters the Tweed west of Peebles. It floods regularly in winter and occasionally in...
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- ManderstonManderstonManderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase...
House, Manor WaterManor WaterThe Manor Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Ettrick Forest and flows into the River Tweed one mile south of Peebles.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
, Mansfield Park (Rugby Ground)Mansfield Park (Rugby Ground)Mansfield Park is a rugby union ground in Hawick, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 5,000It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club, who currently play in the Premiership Division Two and Border League...
at HawickHawickHawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
, Marchmont EstateMarchmont EstateMarchmont Estate lies near the village of Greenlaw in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, circa south east of Edinburgh. It is situated in the Merse, an area between the Lammermuirs to the north and the Cheviots to the south...
, Marchmont HouseMarchmont HouseMarchmont House lies on the east side of the small town of Greenlaw, and near the former village of Polwarth in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is about five miles south west of Duns, about west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and about south east of Edinburgh...
, MaxtonMaxton, RoxburghshireMaxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region.Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St. BoswellsMaxton is part of the St... - Megget ReservoirMegget ReservoirMegget Reservoir is a man-made water body in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland. The reservoir collects water from the Tweedsmuir Hills, which is then conveyed via pipelines to Edinburgh...
, Megget WaterMegget WaterMegget Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire. The Water rises at Broad Hill, passes through Megget Reservoir and empties into St Mary's Loch...
, Mellerstain, Mellerstain HouseMellerstain HouseMellerstain House is a stately home around 13 kilometres north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland. It is currently the home of the 13th Earl of Haddington....
, MelroseMelrose, ScotlandMelrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:...
, Melrose AbbeyMelrose AbbeyMelrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. It was headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Melrose. Today the abbey is maintained by Historic Scotland...
(Historic ScotlandHistoric ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
), Melrose railway station, MenzionMenzionMenzion, sometimes Minzion is a small settlement in southern Scotland near Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, in the valley of the River Tweed.-Topography:...
, Mervinslaw Pele - Midlem, Millholm Cross, Minch Moor, MintoMinto, Scottish BordersMinto is a village north of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, , and almost midway between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh....
, Mire LochMire LochMire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid reference . The loch lies on land owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is approximately 600 metres long by 50 metres at its widest... - Moffat HillsMoffat HillsThe Moffat hills are a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. They form a distinctly triangular shape with a west facing side, a north facing side, and a south-east facing side. It is 17 kilometres from east to west across this triangle and some 16 kilometres north to south...
, MonteviotMonteviotMonteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the River Teviot near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
House, Moorfoot HillsMoorfoot HillsThe 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....
, MordingtonMordingtonMordington is an agricultural parish in the extreme south-east of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders region. It is five miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed and borders Northumberland to the east, and south , Foulden to the west, and Lamberton to the north. The parish is bisected by the A6105 Berwick to...
, MorebattleMorebattleMorebattle is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6401, seven miles south of Kelso, Scottish Borders, beside the Kale Water, a tributary of the River Teviot.The nearby Linton Loch was drained in the 19th century to improve agriculture....
, Mountbenger, Mountmill Roman Fortlet, MowhaughMowhaughMowhaugh is a hamlet and farm steading near the Calroust Burn and the Bowmont Water, near Morebattle, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former Roxburghshire. It is situated about 5 miles from the Anglo-Scottish Border....
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- Neidpath CastleNeidpath CastleNeidpath 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:...
, Neidpath tunnel, Neidpath Viaduct, Nenthorn, Nether Horsburgh CastleNether Horsburgh CastleNether Horsburgh Castle is a ruined tower house near Cardrona, in the Scottish Borders, in the former county of Peebleshire. It is situated at the back of a farmstead, southwest of the market town of Peebles, at grid reference , on the A72 road...
, Nether Shiels, NetherdaleNetherdaleNetherdale, is an area of Galashiels, a town in the Scottish Borders.It is perhaps best known as being the home of Gala Rugby Club, Gala Fairydean Football Club and more recently the professional Border Reivers rugby union team. Gretna F.C... - Newark CastleNewark Castle, SelkirkshireNewark Castle is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of Bowhill House, in the valley of the Yarrow Water three miles west of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. In addition to the keep, sections of a gatehouse and wall survive....
, Newbigging nr. Oxnam, NewcastletonNewcastletonNewcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on the Liddel Water, and is the site of Hermitage Castle.-History:...
(or Copshaw Holm), Newlands, Scottish BordersNewlands, Scottish BordersNewlands is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire, on the A702, near Bordlands.-External links:***...
, Newmill-on-TeviotNewmill-on-TeviotNewmill-on-Teviot, commonly called Newmill, is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders, south of Hawick on the River Teviot.The remains of Allanmouth Tower, a 16th-century tower house, lie to the south-east of the settlement....
, Newstead, Scottish BordersNewstead, Scottish BordersNewstead is a village in the Scottish Borders, just east of Melrose, coordinates 55.599704, -2.691987. It has a population of approximately 260, according to the 2001 census.It is reputedly the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Scotland...
(Trimontium), Newtown St Boswells, Ninestane Rig, - Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Nisbet, BerwickshireNisbet HouseNisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire. It was built in about 1630 by Sir Alexander Nisbet, ancestor of the heraldic authority...
, Nisbet, RoxburghshireNisbet, RoxburghshireNisbet is a small village on the B6400, in Roxburghshire, along the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located north of Jedburgh and south of Roxburgh....
, Nisbet HouseNisbet HouseNisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire. It was built in about 1630 by Sir Alexander Nisbet, ancestor of the heraldic authority...
, Nisbet Castle, also Battle of Nesbit MoorBattle of Nesbit MoorThe Battle of Nesbit Moor was a small but significant clash between Scottish and English forces in the borders area north of the River Tweed. Specifically this clash took place on the Kimmerghame Estate in a field now named Slaughter Field... - Northfield, Scottish Borders
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- Oakwood Tower: see Aikwood TowerAikwood TowerAikwood Tower is a 16th-century tower house in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, southwest of the town of Selkirk, on the Ettrick Water. The tower is a Category A listed building....
. Old BelsesOld BelsesOld Belses is a village by the Ale Water, in the Parish of Ancrum, in the Scottish Borders of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.Other placenames relating to Belses include Belses Mill, Belses Muir, New Belses.Belses was a station on the Waverley Line....
, Old CambusOld CambusOld Cambus is a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland....
, Old Gala HouseOld Gala HouseOld Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1487 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. In 1583, Andrew Hoppringill...
, Old Parish Church of PeeblesOld Parish Church of PeeblesThe Old Parish Church of Peebles is the main church in Peebles, Borders, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street....
, Oliver CastleOliver CastleOliver Castle was a small tower house, located in the upper Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders, within the bounds of the village of Tweedsmuir. The castle was originally part of the line of peel towers along the Tweed Valley. It was replaced in the seventeenth century by a house on the same site,...
, OxnamOxnamOxnam is a village near Jedburgh, in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a primarily residential town.The placename Oxnam is from Old English oxa "oxen" and ham "village", the meaning being "village where ox are bred"...
, Oxnam Water, Oxton, Scottish BordersOxton, Scottish BordersOxton is a rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. The small town of Lauder is 4.5 miles to the south, Edinburgh city centreis about 23 miles to the north. Other towns include Dalkeith ....
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People: William Chambers (publisher), William Chambers Birthplace, Cuthbert of LindisfarneCuthbert of Lindisfarne
Saint Cuthbert was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and hermit associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, at that time including, in modern terms, northern England as well as south-eastern Scotland as far as the Firth of Forth...
, James Duncan (entomologist), James Hutton (poet), James Hutton Trail, George Meikle Kemp
George Meikle Kemp
George Meikle Kemp was a Scottish carpenter/joiner, draughtsman, and self-taught architect. He is best known as the designer of the Scott Monument in central Edinburgh.-Biography:...
, Archy Kirkwood
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Sir Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, PC is a politician in the United Kingdom.-Education:Lord Kirkwood was educated at Cranhill School in Cranhill, Glasgow and studied Pharmacy at Heriot-Watt University, gaining a BSc in 1971...
, John Leyden
John Leyden
John Leyden was a British orientalist.-Biography:Leyden was born at Denholm on the River Teviot, not far from Hawick. His father, a shepherd, had contrived to send him to Edinburgh University to study for the ministry...
, John Murray of Broughton
John Murray of Broughton
Sir John Murray of Broughton, 7th Baronet Stanhope was a Jacobite, who served as secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart during the Jacobite Rising of 1745...
, John Scott (horticulturist), Henry Scott Riddell
Henry Scott Riddell
Henry Scott Riddell was a Scottish poet and songwriter. In the Scottish Orpheus a collection of songs of Scotland by Adam Hamitlon he is credited with writing Scotland Yet and The Dowie Dens O' Yarrow.-External links:*...
, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott Way
Sir Walter Scott Way
The Sir Walter Scott Way is a long distance path in the Scottish Borders of Scotland, in memory of Sir Walter Scott, of one of Scotland's greatest writers.-The Way:...
, Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
Alicia Scott, née Alicia Ann Spottiswoode was a Scottish songwriter and composer known chiefly for the tune, "Annie Laurie", to which the words of a 17th century poet, William Douglas, were set.-Biography:...
Priories: Prior of Fogo
Prior of Fogo
The Prior of Fogo was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Fogo Priory, Roxburghshire, founded sometime between 1253 and 1297. The patron was a local landlord name Patrick Corbet, who granted lands to Kelso Abbey to establish a cell there...
, Coldingham Priory
Coldingham Priory
Coldingham Priory was a house of Benedictine monks. It lies on the south-east coast of Scotland, in the village of Coldingham, Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of...
- PaxtonPaxton, Scottish BordersPaxton is a small village near the B6461 and the B6460, in the pre-1975 ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It lies 1 mile west of the border with Northumberland, near Berwick-upon-Tweed...
, Paxton House - Pease BayPease BayPease Bay is a bay in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the border with East Lothian as well as Cockburnspath, Cove and Dunglass.-Pease Dean:Pease Dean is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve. It consists of Pease Burn and Tower Burn....
, Pease DeanPease DeanPease Dean is a nature reserve at Pease Bay, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border and Cockburnspath, Cove, and Dunglass. OS 67 NT794707....
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
). See also: SSSI, List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh - Peatrig HillPeatrig HillPeatrig Hill is a minor hill in Scotland, located about 15 km south-southeast of Edinburgh. One of the Moorfoot Hills, it is located in the parish of Heriot in the Scottish Borders Council Area....
, PeeblesPeeblesPeebles 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:...
, Peebles High School (Peeblesshire), Peebles HydroPeebles HydroPeebles Hydro is an early 20th century four star country house hotel and spa resort in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders at the south of Scotland....
, PeeblesshirePeeblesshirePeeblesshire , the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county of Scotland. Its main town was Peebles, and it bordered Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west.After the local government reorganisation of 1975 the use of the name...
, Old Parish Church of PeeblesOld Parish Church of PeeblesThe Old Parish Church of Peebles is the main church in Peebles, Borders, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street....
, Peel FellPeel FellPeel Fell is the highest hill in the Kielder Forest region of England, making it the highest hill for several miles in each direction until the Cheviot Hills to the north-east are reached. Because of this, it has enough relative height to make it a Marilyn... - Peniel HeughPeniel HeughPeniel Heugh is a hill near Ancrum and Nisbet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On it stands the Waterloo Monument.Places nearby include Bonjedward, Crailing, Jedburgh, Monteviot House, Roxburgh.The Roman Heritage Way and St...
, Penmanshiel TunnelPenmanshiel TunnelPenmanshiel Tunnel is a now-disused railway tunnel near Grantshouse, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It was formerly used as part of the East Coast Main Line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar....
, Pennine WayPennine WayThe Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes...
(National Trails), PennymuirPennymuirThe Pennymuir Roman camps are situated southeast of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border, in the former Roxburghshire. The site, alongside the course of the Roman road known as Dere Street, consists of the remains of three Roman temporary camps, a linear...
Roman Camps, Pentland HillsPentland HillsThe Pentland Hills are a range of hills to the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around 20 miles in length, and runs south west from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale.Some of the peaks include:* Scald Law... - PhiliphaughPhiliphaughPhiliphaugh is a village by the Yarrow Water, on the outskirts of Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders.Places nearby include Bowhill, Broadmeadows, the Ettrick Water, Ettrickbridge, Lindean, Salenside, Yarrowford and the Yair Forest....
, Philiphaugh (stadium)Philiphaugh (stadium)Philiphaugh is a rugby union ground in the Royal Burgh of Selkirk, Scotland with a capacity of approximately 6,000. It is the home of Selkirk Rugby Football Club, who currently play in Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One and the Border League....
, Piperdean, Pirn Hill (InnerleithenInnerleithenInnerleithen 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...
), PlenderleithPlenderleithPlenderleith is a Scottish feudal Crown barony comprising approximately one half of Oxnam Parish, Roxburghshire, in the vicinity of Kelso, Scottish Borders... - PolmoodPolmoodPolmood is a small settlement in southern Scotland near Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, in the valley of the River Tweed.Polmood was for many centuries the centre of the Hunter family in the lowlands and the earliest record was a charter dated 1057 to Norman Hunter of Polmood. It was once a...
, Polwarth, Scottish BordersPolwarth, Scottish BordersPolwarth is a village and parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located at , between Greenlaw and Duns, in the former county of Berwickshire....
, Polwarth Parish ChurchPolwarth Parish ChurchPolwarth Parish Church was a member church of the Church of Scotland before closing in 2004.It is situated atopa mound off a minor road leading from the A6105, Greenlaw to Duns road in the old county of Berwickshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council...
, Portmore Loch - Press CastlePress CastlePress Castle is a village with 17th century manor house and country estate in the Scottish Borders, 2m west of Coldingham, by the Ale Water. NT871654.The area is renowned for its colonies of red squirrels.-See also:...
, PrestonPreston, Scottish BordersPreston is a small village in the pre-1975 ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland....
, Preston Bridge, Primrosehill - Prior of FogoPrior of FogoThe Prior of Fogo was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Fogo Priory, Roxburghshire, founded sometime between 1253 and 1297. The patron was a local landlord name Patrick Corbet, who granted lands to Kelso Abbey to establish a cell there...
, Priorwood GardenPriorwood GardenPriorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.The National Trust for Scotland has three further properties in the Scottish Borders:* Harmony Garden, also in Melrose...
(National Trust for ScotlandNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
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Railways and stations: Abbotsford Ferry railway stationAbbotsford Ferry railway station
Abbotsford Ferry railway station was a small railway station on the branch line from Galashiels to Selkirk railway station at Selkirk in the Scottish county of Selkirkshire....
, Ayton railway station
Ayton railway station
Ayton railway station was a station which served the village of Ayton in the Scottish area of Scottish Borders. It was located on what is now known as the East Coast Main Line...
, Belses railway station, Berwickshire Railway, Earlston railway station
Earlston railway station
Earlston railway station, in the Scottish Borders village of Earlston, was a station on the now disused Berwickshire Railway.There were two platforms and two sidings, cattle dock and goods shed. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1948, and the last freight service operated on Friday 16...
, Fountainhall railway station, Galashiels railway station
Galashiels railway station
Galashiels railway station is to serve the town of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is to be reopened as part of the Waverley Line, a project to run between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, a village on the outskirts of Galashiels....
, Hawick railway station, Hassendean railway station, Heriot railway station, Lyne railway station, Melrose railway station, Riccarton Junction railway station
Riccarton Junction railway station
Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store...
, St. Boswells railway station, Saughtree railway station
Saughtree railway station
Saughtree railway station is a closed railway station situated a mile north of the hamlet of Saughtree and two miles from the border with England.-History:...
, Stow railway station
Stow railway station
Stow railway station is to serve the village of Stow of Wedale in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is to be reopened as part of the Waverley Line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels.-History:...
, Symington railway station, Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Company was a railway in southern Scotland. It was later absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, and is now closed...
, Talla Railway
Talla Railway
The Talla Railway was a reservoir construction railway in Scotland active from 1897 to 1910. Located in the Scottish Borders, its most substantial engineering feature was the Tweed Viaduct, a 100 foot girder bridge built to carry the railway and water pipeline across the River Tweed at...
, Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank railway station is to serve the village of Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a new station that is to be opened and is the proposed terminus of the partly reopening Waverley Route.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders...
, Tweedmouth railway station
Tweedmouth railway station
Tweedmouth railway station was a railway station which served the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England. It was located on the East Coast Main Line. As well as a railway station for passengers, it was also the main service yard and goods yard between Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh...
, Waverley Railway, Whitrope Siding
Whitrope Siding
Whitrope Siding was a trailing short siding or spur off the "up" line, an associated trailing cross-over between up and down lines, a pair of railway cottages and a signal box on the Waverley Line or Waverley Route. It was used as a goods loading bay. The site is now the home of the Whitrope...
Reservoirs: Alemoor Loch
Alemoor Loch
Alemoor Loch is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the Ale Water, west of Hawick. The loch is approximately long, and is divided in two by a causeway which carries the B711 road....
reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
, Fruid Water
Fruid Water
Fruid Water is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion.-See also:*Baddinsgill Reservoir*Megget Reservoir*Talla Reservoir*West Water Reservoir*List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom-External links:*...
, Lindean
Lindean
Lindean is a village north of Selkirk and the Ettrick Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:*****...
Reservoir, Megget Reservoir
Megget Reservoir
Megget Reservoir is a man-made water body in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland. The reservoir collects water from the Tweedsmuir Hills, which is then conveyed via pipelines to Edinburgh...
, Talla Reservoir
Talla Reservoir
Talla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland, is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir...
, Watch Water Reservoir, Whiteadder Reservoir
Whiteadder Reservoir
Whiteadder Reservoir is a reservoir in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills, north west of Duns in the Scottish Borders, and five miles south east of Garvald....
Rivers: Ale Water
Ale Water
The Ale Water is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch.It meets the Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk and Lilliesleaf....
, Blackadder Water
Blackadder Water
Blackadder Water is a river in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, forming part of the River Tweed system.Rising in the Harecleugh Forest plantation just south of the Twin Law cairns, north of the village of Westruther. The headwaters of the Blackadder join with those of the...
, Borthwick Water
Borthwick Water
The Borthwick Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot....
, Bothwell Water
Bothwell Water
The Bothwell Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills near Caldercleugh and continues past the Upper Monynut Forest, Crichness, Bothwell Hill, and the village of Bothwell, Scottish Borders, when it joins the Whiteadder Water.-External links:******...
, Caddon Water
Caddon Water
The Caddon Water is a small river by the village of Caddonfoot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises on Windlestraw Law, four miles north of Innerleithen, and flows through the Stantling Craig Reservoir. It joins the river Tweed at Caddonfoot, having completed its journey after 11...
, Cor Water, Dewar Water, Dye Water
Dye Water
The Dye Water is a river in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Hope Hills, continues along the East Lothian boundary, a mile north east of Seenes Law, then east to Longformacus...
, Eddleston Water
Eddleston Water
Eddleston Water is a small river north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland which joins the River Tweed at Peebles. It is also known locally as "The Cuddy"....
, Eden Water
Eden Water
Eden Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. "Water" is the Lowland Scots term for a small river.The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden Water passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's...
, Ettrick Water, Eye Water, Fruid Water
Fruid Water
Fruid Water is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion.-See also:*Baddinsgill Reservoir*Megget Reservoir*Talla Reservoir*West Water Reservoir*List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom-External links:*...
, Gala Water
Gala Water
The Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.-Gallery:...
, Heriot Water, Hermitage Water
Hermitage Water
The Hermitage Water is a river in Liddesdale, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Among its many feeder burns are Braidley Burn, Dinley Burn, Gorrenberry Burn and Twislehope Burn. The Water flows through the hamlets of Dinley and Gorrenberry, and through the village of Hermitage, and past...
, Holms Water
Holms Water
The Holms Water is a river and a tributary of the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Glenkirk, Stanhope, Peeblesshire and Hearthstane.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
, Jed Water
Jed Water
The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland.In total Jed Water is over 20 miles long, it flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge from a source in the Cheviot Hills....
, Kale Water
Kale Water
The Kale Water is a long tributary of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its feeder burns in the Cheviot Hills are the Long Burn, Hawkwillow Burn and the Grindstone Burn, east of Leithope Forest near the Anglo-Scottish Border....
, Lauderdale
Lauderdale
Lauderdale, denoting "dale of the river Leader", is the dale and region around that river in south-eastern Scotland.It can also refer to:-People:*Earls of Lauderdale*Lord Lauderdale, member of The Cabal of Charles II of England-Place names:Australia...
, Leader Water, Leithen Water
Leithen Water
Leithen Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in Scotland. It joins it near the town of Innerleithen, whose name comes from the Scottish Gaelic inbhir, meaning a confluence, and anglicised as "inner" or "inver". The Brythonic equivalent is "Aber". "Leithen" is a Celtic name meaning grey in...
, Liddel Water
Liddel Water
Liddel Water is a river running through southern Scotland and northern England, for much of its course forming the border between the two countries, and was formerly one of the boundaries of the Debatable Lands....
, Lyne Water
Lyne Water
The Lyne Water is a tributary of the River Tweed which rises in the Pentland Hills of southern Scotland at Baddinsgill Reservoir. It runs through West Linton and Romannobridge, passes Flemington and Lyne Station and enters the Tweed west of Peebles. It floods regularly in winter and occasionally in...
, Luggate Water, Manor Water
Manor Water
The Manor Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Ettrick Forest and flows into the River Tweed one mile south of Peebles.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
, Megget Water
Megget Water
Megget Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire. The Water rises at Broad Hill, passes through Megget Reservoir and empties into St Mary's Loch...
, Oxnam Water, Quair Water
Quair Water
The Quair Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its name is related to Traquair.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland*List of rivers of Scotland-External links:**...
, River Rede
River Rede
The Rede is a river in Northumberland, England. The river rises on Carter Fell on the Anglo-Scottish border feeding Catcleugh Reservoir and joins the River North Tyne below the village of Redesmouth-See also:*Carter Bar*List of places in Northumberland...
, River Teviot
River Teviot
The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...
, River Till
River Till
The River Till in Northumberland is the only tributary of the River Tweed which flows wholly in England. . The upper part of the Till, which rises on Comb Fell, is known as the River Breamish...
, 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...
, 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...
, Talla Water
Talla Water
Talla Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Tweedsmuir. It feeds the Talla Reservoir.The Talla Railway was constructed to facilitate the building work, especially the Tweed Viaduct.-External links:**...
, Teviotdale, Tweeddale
Tweeddale
Tweeddale is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders with a population of 17,394 at the latest census in 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders. It is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed...
, Watch Water
Watch Water
The Watch Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills, around west of Longformacus, and flows generally eastward to its confluence with the Dye Water, around west of Longformacus...
, Whiteadder Water
Whiteadder Water
Whiteadder Water is a river in East Lothian and Berwickshire, Scotland. It also flows for a very short distance through Northumberland before joining the River Tweed...
, Yarrow Water
- Redpath, RedscarheadRedscarheadRedscarhead is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A703, by the Eddleston Water, and close to Cringletie.In the village is a memorial to George Meikle Kemp, the architect who designed the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.-See also:...
, RestonReston, Scottish BordersReston is a village located in the southeast of Scotland, in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders region. The village lies on the western bank of the Eye Water.- Location :...
, - Riccarton Junction railway stationRiccarton Junction railway stationRiccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store...
, The Riggs, River RedeRiver RedeThe Rede is a river in Northumberland, England. The river rises on Carter Fell on the Anglo-Scottish border feeding Catcleugh Reservoir and joins the River North Tyne below the village of Redesmouth-See also:*Carter Bar*List of places in Northumberland...
, Riverside Park, JedburghRiverside Park, JedburghRiverside Park, Jedburgh is the home of Jedforest Rugby Football Club and is situated just to the north of the town boundary on Edinburgh Road.... - Robert Smail's Printing WorksRobert Smail's Printing WorksRobert Smail's Printing Works is a fully functional Victorian era letterpress printing works in the small Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen, now preserved by The National Trust for Scotland as an Industrial Heritage museum showing visitors the operation of a local printer around 1900 while...
(National Trust for ScotlandNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
) - Roberton, Scottish BordersRoberton, Scottish BordersRoberton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B711 and near to the A7, five miles from Hawick, 22 miles from Galashiels, and 23 miles from Langholm...
, Roman Heritage WayRoman Heritage WayThe Roman Heritage Way is a long-distance path in England and Scotland. It covers parts of Cumbria, Northumberland, the Scottish Borders, and Tyneside.The Way was developed from sections of the Hadrian's Wall Path, the Pennine Way, Dere Street, the St...
long distance footpath, RomannobridgeRomannobridgeRomannobridge is a village on the Lyne Water, on the A701, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Settlements nearby include West Linton, Hallyne, Dolphinton, Blyth Bridge, and Mountain Cross.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders...
, RoxburghRoxburghRoxburgh , also known as Rosbroch, is a village, civil parish and now-destroyed royal burgh. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland...
, Roxburgh (village)Roxburgh (village)Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Other places nearby include Ednam, Heiton, Maxton, Morebattle, Smailholm, Sprouston and Stichill,The Borders Abbeys Way passes through the village....
, RoxburghshireRoxburghshireRoxburghshire 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...
, Roxburgh CastleRoxburgh CastleRoxburgh Castle was a castle sited near Kelso, in the Borders region of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.-History:The castle was founded by King David I. In 1174 it was surrendered to England after the capture of William I at Alnwick, and was often in English hands thereafter. The Scots made...
, Royal Border BridgeRoyal Border BridgeRoyal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was Robert Stephenson...
, Royal Tweed BridgeRoyal Tweed BridgeThe Royal Tweed Bridge is a 1920s road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, that carries Pudding Lane across the River Tweed. It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Old Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to... - RuberslawRuberslawRuberslaw is a village, as well as a hill, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The parish comprises Hobkirk, Southdean and Ruberslaw, combining Bedrule, Denholm and Minto churches.The poet John Leyden was a native of Denholm and described Ruberslaw thus:...
, Rule WaterRule WaterThe 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...
, Ruletownhead
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Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife Trust
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
reserves
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in the Scottish Borders: Bemersyde Moss
Bemersyde Moss
Bemersyde Moss is a Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-See also:*Site of Special Scientific Interest...
SSSI, Duns Castle nature reserve
Duns Castle nature reserve
Duns Castle nature reserve is a nature reserve near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.The reserve is one of eight reserves in the Scottish Borders, maintained by the Scottish Wildlife Trust...
, Gordon Moss
Gordon Moss
Gordon Moss is a nature reserve near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.The moss is situated one mile west of Gordon village, south of the Gordon - Earlston road...
, Hare and Dunhog Mosses
Hare and Dunhog Mosses
Hare and Dunhog Mosses is a nature reserve near Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire.-See also:*List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh...
, Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss
Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss
Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss is a nature reserve near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.The reserve is designated SSSI, SPA and RAMSAR because of the large numbers of geese overwintering there, especially the Icelandic/Greenland Pink-footed Goose Anser...
, Pease Dean
Pease Dean
Pease Dean is a nature reserve at Pease Bay, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border and Cockburnspath, Cove, and Dunglass. OS 67 NT794707....
, Whitlaw Wood, Yetholm Loch
Yetholm Loch
Yetholm Loch is a loch near Kelso, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. It is also a nature reserve of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, bearing the same name....
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh
- SalensideSalensideSalenside is a village off the A7, on the Ale Water, near Ashkirk, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire. There was a Salenside Tower house, but nothing remains of it. Salenside Farm and Salenside Cottage exist...
, SaughtreeSaughtreeSaughtree is a village by the B6357 and the Liddel Water, in Liddesdale, near Newcastleton, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.The Dawston Burn is a tributary of the Liddel Water. Saughtree Fell is a hill which rises to 450m...
, Saughtree railway stationSaughtree railway stationSaughtree railway station is a closed railway station situated a mile north of the hamlet of Saughtree and two miles from the border with England.-History:... - Scottish BordersScottish BordersThe 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...
, Scottish Borders Council, Scottish LowlandsScottish LowlandsThe Scottish Lowlands is a name given to the Southern half of Scotland.The area is called a' Ghalldachd in Scottish Gaelic, and the Lawlands ....
, Scottish MarchesScottish MarchesScottish Marches was the term used for the Anglo-Scottish border during the late medieval and early modern eras—from the late 13th century, with the creation by Edward I of England of the first Lord Warden of the Marches to the early 17th century and the creation of the Middle Shires, promulgated...
, Scots' DikeScots' DikeThe Scots' Dike or dyke is a three and a half mile / 5.25 km long linear earthwork, constructed by the English and the Scots in the year 1552 to mark the division of the Debatable lands and thereby settle the exact boundary between the Kingdoms of Scotland and England.-Introduction:The...
, Scott's ViewScott's ViewScott's View refers to a viewpoint in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott.... - Selkirk, Selkirk Castle, Selkirk Common, Selkirk F.C.Selkirk F.C.Selkirk Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Selkirk. They are members of the East of Scotland Football League and currently play in the Premier Division.Their ground is Yarrow Park, Selkirk TD7 5AZ- History :...
, Selkirk RFCSelkirk RFCSelkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland.They play in their home games at Philiphaugh, and are now in Premiership Division Two and the Border League .... - ShankendShankendShankend Manor is a sixteenth century mansion located some six miles south of Hawick, close to Whitrope Siding in Scotland. It was constructed to manage the surrounding countryside and now overlooks the Edinburgh Waverley line. The manor fell into disuse during the 1930s and by the 1970s had been...
, Shielfield ParkShielfield ParkShielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and the Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in Tweedmouth, England.-History:...
, Siccar PointSiccar PointSiccar Point is a rocky promontory in the county of Berwickshire on the east coast of Scotland.It is famous in the history of geology for Hutton's Unconformity found in 1788, which James Hutton regarded as conclusive proof of his uniformitarian theory of geological development.-History:Siccar...
, Simprim, Sir Walter Scott WaySir Walter Scott WayThe Sir Walter Scott Way is a long distance path in the Scottish Borders of Scotland, in memory of Sir Walter Scott, of one of Scotland's greatest writers.-The Way:...
long distance footpath - Skirling, Skirmish Hill (MelroseMelrose, ScotlandMelrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:...
) - Smailholm, Scottish BordersSmailholm, Scottish BordersSmailholm is a small village in the old county of Roxburghshire in south-east Scotland. It is situated at and straddles the B6397 Gordon to Kelso road. The village is almost equidistant from both, standing 6 miles NW of the abbey town of Kelso...
, Smailholm TowerSmailholm TowerSmailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. The tower is located at grid reference , just west of Sandyknowe farm, and is now a...
(Historic ScotlandHistoric ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
) - Soonhope, Sourhope, SouthdeanSouthdeanSouthdean 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....
, Southern Upland WaySouthern Upland WayOpened in 1984, the Southern Upland Way is a coast to coast walk in Scotland between Portpatrick in the west and Cockburnspath in the east....
long-distance footpath, Soutra AisleSoutra AisleSoutra Aisle, just within the Scottish Borders, not far from Fala, is the remains of the House of the Holy Trinity, a church that was part of a complex comprising a hospital and a friary... - Spittal-on-Rule, Sprouston
- St. AbbsSt. AbbsSt. Abbs , historically known as Coldingham Shore, is a small fishing village located on the south east coast of Scotland, in the Berwickshire area of Scottish Borders....
, St Abb's HeadSt Abb's HeadSt. Abb's Head is a rocky promontory at the village of St. Abbs, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, and a National Nature Reserve administered by the National Trust of Scotland...
, St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine ReserveSt. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine ReserveSt. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 km of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St. Abb's Head in the north. At its centre is the fishing village of St.... - St. BoswellsSt. BoswellsSt Boswells is a village on the south side of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. It lies about 1 mile SE of Newtown St Boswells on the A68 road....
, St. Boswells railway station, St. BoisilBoisilSaint Boisil was the Abbot of Melrose Abbey, now in Scotland.Almost all that is known of Saint Boisil is learned from Bede. He derived his information from Sigfrid, a monk of Jarrow, who had previously been trained by Boisil at Melrose...
, St. Cuthbert's WaySt. Cuthbert's WaySt Cuthbert's Way is a long-distance trail between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, England.It is part of the European walking route E2....
, St Mary's LochSt Mary's LochSt Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about south of Edinburgh. It is long and wide, and was created by glacial action during the last ice age... - St. Ronan's WellSt. Ronan's WellSt. Ronan's Well is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the only novel he wrote with a 19th century setting.-Plot introduction:The novel concerns the rivalry of two men: Valentine Bulmer, the Earl of Etherington, and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel. Both wish to marry Miss Clara Mowbray, who is the...
(novel by Sir Walter Scott) - Stagehall, Stanhope, PeeblesshireStanhope, PeeblesshireStanhope is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders region. It is situated in the parish of Drumelzier in Peeblesshire, in the valley of the River Tweed....
- StichillStichillStichill is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the Scottish Borders. Situated north of the Burgh of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water and from the English Border at Coldstream....
, Stichill KirkStichill Kirkthumb|right|350px|Stichill Parish ChurchStichill Kirk is an ancient church situated in the village of Stichill in the old county of Roxburghshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council in Scotland...
, StirchesStirchesStirches is an area of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, mostly consisting of ex-council housing built in 1973 . It is often considered to be one of the more desirable housing schemes in the town.-See also:*Wilton Dean*List of places in the Scottish Borders... - Stobo, Stobo CastleStobo CastleStobo Castle is located at Stobo in the Scottish Borders, in the former county of Peeblesshire. The Manor of Stobo was originally owned by the Balfour family. It became the family seat of the Graham-Montgomery Baronets from 1767. The building of the present castle began in 1805 and was completed in...
, Stobo KirkStobo KirkStobo Kirk is an ancient church of the Church of Scotland. It is dedicated to St Mungo and is situated near the B712 off the A72 just 6 miles south-west of Peebles in the ancient county of Peeblesshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council area....
, Stobo railway stationStobo railway stationStobo railway station was a railway station in the Borders east of Biggar, serving the hamlet of Stobo; a rural community within the Parish of Stobo.- History :... - Stow of Wedale, Stow railway stationStow railway stationStow railway station is to serve the village of Stow of Wedale in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is to be reopened as part of the Waverley Line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels.-History:...
, Sundhope - Swinside Hall, Swinton, Scottish BordersSwinton, Scottish BordersSwinton is a small village in the Scottish Borders. It is in the former county of Berwickshire, around south-east of Duns, and north-west of the Anglo-Scottish border.-History:...
- Symington railway station, Symington, Biggar and Broughton RailwaySymington, Biggar and Broughton RailwayThe Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Company was a railway in southern Scotland. It was later absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, and is now closed...
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- Talla Linnfoots, Talla RailwayTalla RailwayThe Talla Railway was a reservoir construction railway in Scotland active from 1897 to 1910. Located in the Scottish Borders, its most substantial engineering feature was the Tweed Viaduct, a 100 foot girder bridge built to carry the railway and water pipeline across the River Tweed at...
, Talla ReservoirTalla ReservoirTalla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland, is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir...
, Talla WaterTalla WaterTalla Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Tweedsmuir. It feeds the Talla Reservoir.The Talla Railway was constructed to facilitate the building work, especially the Tweed Viaduct.-External links:**... - Teviotdale, TeviotheadTeviotheadTeviothead 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....
- Thirlestane, Thirlestane CastleThirlestane CastleThirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. However, the raised land is within Lauderdale, the valley of the Leader Water. The land has been in the ownership of the Maitland...
, Thornielee, Tibbie Shiel's Inn (redirect), Timpendean TowerTimpendean Towerright|240pxTimpendean Tower or Typenden Castle as it was once known, is a ruined 15th-century tower house near Lanton, around north-west of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.... - Torquhan, Torsonce, Torwoodlee, Town YetholmTown YetholmTown Yetholm is a small village in the Scottish Borders in the valley of the Bowmont Water opposite Kirk Yetholm. The centre of the small village is made up of the village green surrounded by the village shop, the Plough Hotel Public House a few houses to the south and a row of terraced dwellings...
- TraquairTraquairthumb|right|Cottages at TraquairTraquair is a small village and civil parish in the old county of Peeblesshire, but since 1975, a part of the Scottish Borders...
, Traquair HouseTraquair HouseTraquair House, approximately 5 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. It is built in the style of a fortified mansion, and not strictly a castle...
, Traquair Forest, Trimontium (Newstead) Roman Fort - Tweed Viaduct, TweedbankTweedbankTweedbank is a large village located south east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.Tweedbank, as the name suggests, is adjacent to the River Tweed, approximately 500 metres down river from Abbotsford House – the historic home of Sir Walter Scott.It is the site of the biggest...
, Tweedbank railway stationTweedbank railway stationTweedbank railway station is to serve the village of Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a new station that is to be opened and is the proposed terminus of the partly reopening Waverley Route.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders...
, TweeddaleTweeddaleTweeddale is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders with a population of 17,394 at the latest census in 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders. It is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed...
, Tweedmouth railway stationTweedmouth railway stationTweedmouth railway station was a railway station which served the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England. It was located on the East Coast Main Line. As well as a railway station for passengers, it was also the main service yard and goods yard between Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh...
, TweedsmuirTweedsmuirThe village of Tweedsmuir is a village and civil parish situated from the source of the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
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- Union Bridge (Tweed)Union Bridge (Tweed)The Union Bridge is a suspended-deck suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland...
, Upper Hindhope, Upper Tweed Valley, Upsettlington: see LadykirkLadykirk, Scottish BordersLadykirk is a village on the B6470 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and the former Berwickshire, just north of the River Tweed and the Anglo-Scottish border. The town was formerly known as Upsettlington, but King James IV of Scotland renamed the town Ladykirk; the church is also known as St...
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- WalkerburnWalkerburnWalkerburn is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about from Peebles and from Galashiels.Founded in 1854 around the mill to house the workers, Walkerburn now has a population of around 660.-External links:History...
, Watch WaterWatch WaterThe Watch Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills, around west of Longformacus, and flows generally eastward to its confluence with the Dye Water, around west of Longformacus...
, Watch Water Reservoir, Waterloo MonumentWaterloo MonumentThe Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150 foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed....
, Wauchope, Scottish BordersWauchope, Scottish BordersWauchope is a location in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Southdean.Wauchope House was demolished in 1932.-See also:*Wauchope Forest*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland-External links:********...
, Wauchope ForestWauchope ForestWauchope 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...
, Waverley Railway - Wedderburn CastleWedderburn CastleWedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, is an 18th century country house. It is the historic family seat of the Home of Wedderburn family, cadets of the Home family .-History:...
, WestrutherWestrutherWestruther is a village on the B6468, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the lower slopes of the Lammermuir Hills, in the former Berwickshire. The largest town nearby is Gordon....
, Westwater ReservoirWestwater ReservoirWestwater Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 km west of West Linton, and 26 km south west of Edinburgh...
, West LintonWest LintonWest Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It was formerly in the county of Peeblesshire, but since local government re-organisation in the mid-1990s it is now part of the Tweeddale committee area of the Scottish Borders. Many residents are commuters due to the... - Whiteadder WaterWhiteadder WaterWhiteadder Water is a river in East Lothian and Berwickshire, Scotland. It also flows for a very short distance through Northumberland before joining the River Tweed...
, Whiteadder ReservoirWhiteadder ReservoirWhiteadder Reservoir is a reservoir in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills, north west of Duns in the Scottish Borders, and five miles south east of Garvald....
in East Lothian, but Watersports Centre owned and used by Scottish Borders Council - Whitehope Law, Whithaugh, Whitlaw, Whitlaw Wood nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
) - WhitropeWhitropeWhitrope is a densely forested area, high in the Southern Upland hills managed by the Forestry Commission in the south central Scottish Borders of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire....
, Whitrope SidingWhitrope SidingWhitrope Siding was a trailing short siding or spur off the "up" line, an associated trailing cross-over between up and down lines, a pair of railway cottages and a signal box on the Waverley Line or Waverley Route. It was used as a goods loading bay. The site is now the home of the Whitrope...
, Whitrope TunnelWhitrope TunnelThe Whitrope Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel in the Scottish Borders, situated south of Hawick on the Waverley Route, near Whitrope. With a length of , it is the fourth longest tunnel in Scotland. The tunnel is on the Hawick to Carlisle part of the line, opened in the 1860s by the North...
, Whitslaid TowerWhitslaid TowerWhitslaid Tower was an ancient Berwickshire seat of the Lauder family for over 300 years. It is today a ruin high above the eastern bank of the Leader Water, south of the burgh of Lauder, in the Scottish Borders...
, WhitsomeWhitsomeWhitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Leitholm, Ladykirk and Swinton.-Place-name meaning:... - William Chambers Birthplace, William Wallace Statue, BemersydeWilliam Wallace Statue, BemersydeThe William Wallace Statue in the grounds of Bemersyde House, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders is a statue commemorating William Wallace. It was commissioned by David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, and it protected as a category B listed building....
, Williamhope, Williamslee, - Wilton, Scottish BordersWilton, Scottish BordersWilton is a parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, comprising the part of Hawick north of the Teviot. Formerly a separate burgh, it was merged with the burgh of Hawick in the 19th century. It stretches from Wilton Dean in the south-west to Burnfoot in the north-east.-See also:*List of...
, Wilton DeanWilton DeanWilton Dean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the Cala Burn, and close to the River Teviot. Along with Stirches and Burnfoot, Scottish Borders, Wilton Dean is now often considered to be a suburb of Hawick which is situated very close to the village.Places nearby...
, Windy GyleWindy GyleWindy Gyle is a hill in the Cheviot Hills, right on the border between England and Scotland. It lies on the border ridge, and like the other hills in the area is rounded and grass-covered. Although maps show the border passing right through the summit, the summit cairn lies a few metres north of...
, Windydoors - WollWollWoll is a village on the Ale Water, off the A7, in the Ettrick Forest, north of Hawick, and south of Selkirk, Scottish Borders, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
, Wrae TowerWrae TowerWrae Tower is a ruined 16th century stone tower house, located in the upper Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and similarly south of the village of Broughton. The ruin is at grid reference , 3km south-west of Drumelzier. Only a fragment of the north-east corner stair tower,...
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- Yair, Scottish BordersYair, Scottish BordersYair, also known as The Yair, is an estate in the Scottish Borders. It stands by the River Tweed in the former county of Selkirkshire, north-west of Selkirk, and south of Edinburgh. The name comes from the old Scots word for a fish trap. The estate is centred on Yair House, which is protected as...
, Yarrow Water, YarrowfordYarrowfordYarrowford is a village on the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles north-west of Selkirk, in the Ettrick Forest.The Yarrow Water flows through the village and joins the Ettrick Water near Philiphaugh....
, Yarrow Stone, - Yearning Flow, YetholmYetholmYetholm may refer to one of two communities in the Scottish Borders:*Kirk Yetholm*Town YetholmYetholm can also refer to the parish that contained the villages of Kirk Yetholm and Town Yetholm in the east of the former county of Roxburghshire....
, Yetholm LochYetholm LochYetholm Loch is a loch near Kelso, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. It is also a nature reserve of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, bearing the same name....
nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
(Scottish Wildlife TrustScottish Wildlife TrustThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.-Description:The Scottish Wildlife Trust has over 32,800 members...
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- BerwickshireBerwickshireBerwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
, PeeblesshirePeeblesshirePeeblesshire , the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county of Scotland. Its main town was Peebles, and it bordered Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west.After the local government reorganisation of 1975 the use of the name...
, RoxburghshireRoxburghshireRoxburghshire 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...
, SelkirkshireSelkirkshireSelkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Berwickshire to the north-east, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south... - Anglo-Scottish borderAnglo-Scottish borderThe Anglo-Scottish border is the official border and mark of entry between Scotland and England. It runs for 154 km between the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. It is Scotland's only land border...
- Bastle houseBastle houseBastle houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border Reivers. They are farmhouses, characterised by elaborate security measures against raids...
- Common RidingCommon RidingCommon Riding is an annual event celebrated in Scottish Border towns and in some other places, to commemorate the times of the past when local men risked their lives in order to protect their town and people.- Hawick :...
- Forestry CommissionForestry CommissionThe Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
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- Reiver
- Scottish LowlandsScottish LowlandsThe Scottish Lowlands is a name given to the Southern half of Scotland.The area is called a' Ghalldachd in Scottish Gaelic, and the Lawlands ....
- List of battles between Scotland and England
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- List of islands of Scotland
- List of lochs in Scotland
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- List of places in Edinburgh
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- List of generic forms in place names in the United Kingdom and Ireland
- ToponymyToponymyToponymy is the scientific study of place names , their origins, meanings, use and typology. The word "toponymy" is derived from the Greek words tópos and ónoma . Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds...
, Toponymy in Great Britain - Toponymical list of counties of the United Kingdom
- Etymological list of traditional counties of the United Kingdom
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical NamesUnited Nations Group of Experts on Geographical NamesThe United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names was set up by the Secretary General of the United Nations on April 23, 1959....