Mowhaugh
Encyclopedia
Mowhaugh 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 (8 km) from the Anglo-Scottish Border
.
Mow Parish is now Morebattle parish, and the remains of Mow Tower, Mow Law, and Mowhaugh are marked on OS maps. The area is part of the Roxburghe Estate Farms.
The St. Cuthbert's Way
passes through Morebattle.
Bowmont Water
Bowmont 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...
, near Morebattle
Morebattle
Morebattle 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....
, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and in the former Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
. It is situated about 5 miles (8 km) from the Anglo-Scottish Border
Anglo-Scottish border
The 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...
.
Mow Parish is now Morebattle parish, and the remains of Mow Tower, Mow Law, and Mowhaugh are marked on OS maps. The area is part of the Roxburghe Estate Farms.
The 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....
passes through Morebattle.