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Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.. This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland
Topographic map of Scottish Borders and Lothian. The Scottish Borders are in the eastern part of the Southern Uplands. [9] The region is hilly and largely rural, with the River Tweed flowing west to east through it. The highest hill in the region is Broad Law in the Manor Hills.
It is a common misconception that Hadrian's Wall marks the Anglo-Scottish border. The wall lies entirely within England and has never formed this boundary. [24] [25] While in the west, at Bowness-on-Solway, it is less than 0.6 mi (1.0 km) south of the border with Scotland, in the east it is as much as 68 miles (109 km) away.
Villages located in the Borders, Scotland. See also: Category:Towns in the Scottish Borders . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Towns and villages in the Scottish Borders .
Pages in category "Towns in the Scottish Borders" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Galashiels (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ ʃ iː ə l z /; Scots: Gallae, [2] Scottish Gaelic: An Geal Àth) [3] is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Its name is often colloquially shortened to "Gala". [4] The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive history in the textile industry.
The Romans and Reivers Route is a long-distance path in southern Scotland, linking the Forest of Ae in Dumfries and Galloway with Hawick in the Scottish Borders. [2] The route, which is 84 km long, [1] uses forest tracks, drovers' roads and some sections of public road to link Roman roads across the border country of Scotland.
The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 109 kilometres (68 mi) in length. [ 1 ] The theme of the footpath is the ruined Borders abbeys (established by David I of Scotland ) along its way: Kelso Abbey , Jedburgh Abbey , Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey .