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Eildon 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. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak.
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Scott's View on a cloudy day Scott's view in summer, with a view of Eildon Hills. Scott's View is 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.
Trimontium was a Roman fort complex [1] located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, in view of the three Eildon Hills which probably gave its name (Latin: trium montium, three hills). It was occupied intermittently from about 79 to 184 AD and was the largest of the "outpost" forts after the construction of Hadrian's Wall in the ...
Eildon is the largest committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, with a population of 34,892 at the census in 2001 It also contains the three Eildon Hills, tallest in the Scottish Borders. [ 2 ]
Melrose hosts the annual Eildon Three Hill Race, [8] attracting many runners, and the Melrose Pipe Band Championships, attracting pipers from all over the world. Melrose is twinned with the town of Teba in southern Spain where Douglas Day is celebrated annually.
It is known that ancient British tribes lived on the Eildon Hills. The Romans built a fort at nearby Newstead and named it Trimontium, meaning three hills. Originally the people of Bowden were farm labourers and weavers, but in modern times the village is inhabited by many professional people, including doctors, nurses and schoolteachers.
Newtown St Boswells is an old settlement, well-established by the 16th century. The town has been known at various times as Newtoune, Newtown of Eildon, Neuton and Newtown of Dryburgh. [citation needed] It lies split between the civil parishes of Melrose and St Boswells.