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Denholm
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, UK. The estimated population of Denholm is 600. There is a village green in the centre. It lies in the valley of the River Teviot. Denholm is a Conservation Area listed as 'a planned village as opposed to the traditional unplanned or organic form of village usually found in Roxburghshire.' The village of Denholm is situated in Teviotdale, about halfway between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh. It lies in gentle rolling countryside between Rubers Law and the Minto Hills, volcanic outcrops which thrust up through the underlying Old Red Sandstone. The original settlement of 'Denum' was sited 'at the valleys' where the broad valley of the River Teviot meets the narrow glen of the Dean Burn. The early hamlet was plundered and burnt during English raids of the 16th century. The village we see today dates from the 17th century when it was laid out around the Green. The populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westgate Hall, Denholm
Westgate Hall is located in Westgate in the village of Denholm, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It stands at the western and south-western approaches to the village. Dating from the 17th century (the date 1663 appears above the door), it is an example of a building of that period that was once common in Scotland and is now a category A listed building. When Sir Archibald Douglas succeeded to the barony of Cavers in the 1380s, he granted the lower part including Denholm, to Thomas Cranston. He was the ancestor of the Cranstons appearing in the Lay of the Last Minstrel, the poem by Sir Walter Scott. But in 1658, the baron of Cavers, also called Sir Archibald Douglas, repurchased these lands and added them back to the barony. The castle of the Cranstons in Denholm was either built anew or renovated, around 1664. The name Westgate Hall was used to distinguish it from another building, East Castle, on the east side of the village on the road to Jedburgh. It is a two-storey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and, to the south-west, south and east, the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland. The administrative centre of the area is Newtown St Boswells. The term Scottish Borders, or normally just "the Borders", is also used to designate the areas of southern Scotland and northern England that bound the Anglo-Scottish border. Geography The Scottish Borders are in the eastern part of the Southern Uplands. 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. In the east of the region, the area that borders the River Tweed is flat and is known as 'The Merse'. The Tweed and its tributaries drain the entire region with the river flowi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Johnstone (artist)
William Johnstone OBE (1897–1981) was a Scottish artist and writer, and Principal of Central School of Arts and Crafts from 1947 to 1960. Life Johnstone was born in 1897 in Denholm in the Scottish Borders and grew up to a farming family. After the First World War he gave up the life of a farmer to go to Edinburgh College of Art. Here he met the poet Hugh MacDiarmid who shared many of his political and artistic ideals. Together they formed the concept of the Scottish Renaissance to release the nation from its cultural poverty under a centralised British arts scene. Johnstone travelled to Paris in his youth, which opened him to the ideas of modernism. He also spent time in the US, where he became interested in Indian cave paintings for their deemed naïve simplicity. During World War II Johnstone became culturally despondent, turning away from practising art to become a teacher, a role which occupied much of his professional life. In 1938 until 1945 he served as the Principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Scott (botanist)
John Scott FLS (5 April 1836–11 June 1880) was a Scottish botanist and gardener. Born at Denholm, he was the gardener at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, before becoming foreman of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in 1859. He emigrated to India in 1864, with the patronage of Charles Darwin, becoming curator of the Calcutta Botanic Garden in 1865. While in India he carried out numerous botanical experiments and observations on behalf of Darwin. He was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1873 and died at Garvald, East Lothian Garvald is a village south-east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies on the Papana Water south of the B6370, east of Gifford. The combined parish of Garvald and Bara, borders Whittingehame to the East, Morham to the North, Yester .... References * '' Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh'' 14 (1883): 160–1 * http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/namedef-4258 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Oliver Murray
Charles Oliver Murray (1842 – 11 December 1923) was a Scottish artist and printmaker. Born in the village of Denholm in Roxburghshire in 1842, Murray trained at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh and moved to London by 1872. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Painter-Etchers on 7 May 1881. He had his work published widely in both ''The Portfolio'' and ''The Art Journal'' from the 1870s onwards, and frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1872 onwards. Murray died in London on 11 December 1923.Obituary, ''Evening Telegraph ''Evening Telegraph'' is a common newspaper name, and may refer to: * ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dundee), Scotland * ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dublin), Ireland, published 1871–1924. * ''Coventry Evening Telegraph The ''Coventry Telegraph'' is a lo ...'' undee 14 December 1923, p. 8. Works File:John Quartley's Battle of Towton.jpg, Murray's engraving of John Quartley's Battle of Towton File:Charles Oliver Murray.png, Magdalen College Oxf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Murray (lexicographer)
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (; 7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') from 1879 until his death. Life and learning James Murray was born in the village of Denholm near Hawick in the Scottish Borders, the eldest son of a draper, Thomas Murray. His brothers included Charles Oliver Murray and A. D. Murray, later editor of the ''Newcastle Daily Journal''. He was christened plain "James Murray", but in 1855 he assumed the extra names "Augustus Henry" in order to distinguish himself from other James Murrays in the Hawick area. A precocious child with a voracious appetite for learning, he left school at fourteen because his parents were not able to afford to pay the fees to continue his education. At seventeen he became a teacher at Hawick Grammar School (now Hawick High School) and three years later he was headmaster of the Subscription Academy there. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainslie Henderson
Ainslie Thomas Henderson (born 28 January 1979, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and animator. He became known to the public via his appearance on the BBC's television programme, ''Fame Academy'', and his subsequent UK top 5 single, " Keep Me a Secret". In 2006, he independently released his debut album, '' Growing Flowers by Candlelight''. He later became a film writer and animator, earning a BAFTA for co-writing and animating the film '' The Making of Longbird''. ''Fame Academy'' In 2002, Henderson appeared in the first series of the BBC talent/reality show ''Fame Academy'', where he was a crowd favourite. During his time at the Academy, he became known for his energetic performances as well as being a songwriter. He wrote "Keep Me a Secret" with Malachi Cush and Sinéad Quinn and "Take Out Time" with Mark Hunter and Saul Davies of James, as well as co-writing "Lullaby" with Lemar Obika. All three tracks would later reach the top 5 in the UK Singles Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Duncan (entomologist)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Duncan may refer to: Politicians *James Duncan (Pennsylvania politician) (1756–1844), American politician from Pennsylvania * James Duncan (MP for Barrow-in-Furness) (1858–1911), British lawyer and Liberal politician * James H. Duncan (1793–1869), American politician from Massachusetts *James Hastings Duncan (1855–1928), British Liberal Member of Parliament for Otley, 1900–1918 *Jim Duncan (Alaska politician) (born 1942), former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, congressional candidate *Jimmy Duncan (politician) (born 1947), American politician from Tennessee *Sir James Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899–1974), British politician Sportspeople * James Duncan (discus thrower) (1887–1955), American athlete * James Duncan (left back) (fl. 1878–1882), Scottish footballer (Alexandra Athletic, Rangers and Scotland) * James Duncan (outside left) (fl. 1890–1893), Scottish footballer (Sheffield United) * James Duncan (basketball) (born 1977), bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places In Scotland
This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. *List of burghs in Scotland *List of census localities in Scotland *List of islands of Scotland **List of Shetland islands **List of Orkney islands **List of Inner Hebrides ** List of Outer Hebrides **List of outlying islands of Scotland ** List of freshwater islands in Scotland *List of rivers of Scotland *List of lochs in Scotland *Waterfalls of Scotland *List of Munros * Extreme points of Scotland Lists of places within Scottish local authorities *List of places in Aberdeen *List of places in Aberdeenshire *List of places in Angus *List of places in Argyll and Bute *List of places in Clackmannanshire *List of places in Dumfries and Galloway *List of places in Dundee *List of places in East Ayrshire *List of places in East Dunbartonshire *List of places in East Lothian *List of places in East Renfrewshire * List of places in na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) *List of places in Falkirk (cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places In The Scottish Borders
''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. A * Abbey Mill * Abbey St. Bathans *Abbotsford Ferry railway station, Abbotsford House *Abbotrule *Addinston * Aikwood Tower *Ale Water *Alemoor Loch *Allanbank * Allanshaugh * Allanshaws * Allanton *Ancrum, Ancrum Old Parish Church *Anglo-Scottish Border * Appletreehall *Ashiestiel *Ashkirk * Auchencrow * Ayton, Ayton Castle, Ayton Parish Church, Ayton railway station B *Baddinsgill, Baddinsgill Reservoir *Bairnkine * Bassendean * Battle of Ancrum Moor * Battle of Humbleton Hill * Battle of Nesbit Moor (1355) *Battle of Nesbit Moor (1402) *Battle of Philiphaugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavers, Scottish Borders
Cavers is a parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Roxburghshire, south and east of Hawick. The largest village in the parish is Denholm. The name means "enclosure". History Robert The Bruce rewarded James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, ‘The Good’ Sir James Douglas with lands spread across Scotland. These included Cavers, granted in 1320. Sir James had been Bruce's trusted lieutenant at Bannockburn in 1314, and was key to his power base in southern Scotland. The lands passed to James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, who, like so many other Douglases, was not to die in his bed, but on the field of battle, at Battle of Otterburn, Otterburn in 1388. James's sons and (a) daughter(s) were all illegitimate. To ensure their succession, he granted the lands of Drumlanrig (see Marquess of Queensberry) to his bastard son William and Cavers to Archibald. Cavers remained in Douglas hands until 1975 when James Palmer-Douglas moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
