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The mid hilltop is the highest, whilst the south hilltop is the lowest. The hills are owned by the Duke of Buccleuch, [4] Scotland's largest private landowner. [5] As with all land in Scotland the public have a right of responsible access to the hills, [6] and there are many paths crossing the area and leading to all three summits. [7]
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.
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 ]
The route starts at Melrose Abbey. It first climbs over the Eildon Hills to the village of Bowden, then turns east to Newtown St Boswells on the River Tweed opposite Dryburgh Abbey. It then follows the bank of the Tweed for 3 miles (5 km) downstream past St Boswells to Maxton.
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 ...
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.
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. Historically, Newtown St Boswells was a centre for milling grain , with watermills on its burns.