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Edgerston
Edgerston is a village and an estate about north of the Anglo-Scottish border, and south of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in the former Roxburghshire. According to the Clan Rutherfurd family history site, Edgerston was part of the Rutherfurd family estate since at least 1448. Thomas Rutherfurd built Edgerston House in 1695, John Rutherfurd added two new wings in 1793, and a tower was added by William Rutherfurd-Oliver in 1840. The estate was sold to Frederick Scott Oliver in 1915. The Olivers owned Edgerston estate until 1980, when it was sold and divided up. A bust of FS Oliver is displayed in the village hall. The current owner, Johannes De Gier, bought the house and land in 2006 and commenced a major renovation project lasting several years. Edgerston church was built in 1838. The church is still in use to this day, and local children were invited to ring the bells on the eve of the millennium. The village school had a role of 60 children in 1880, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgerston Church, Scottish Borders
Edgerston is a village and an estate about north of the Anglo-Scottish border, and south of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in the former Roxburghshire. According to the Clan Rutherfurd family history site, Edgerston was part of the Rutherfurd family estate since at least 1448. Thomas Rutherfurd built Edgerston House in 1695, John Rutherfurd added two new wings in 1793, and a tower was added by William Rutherfurd-Oliver in 1840. The estate was sold to Frederick Scott Oliver in 1915. The Olivers owned Edgerston estate until 1980, when it was sold and divided up. A bust of FS Oliver is displayed in the village hall. The current owner, Johannes De Gier, bought the house and land in 2006 and commenced a major renovation project lasting several years. Edgerston church was built in 1838. The church is still in use to this day, and local children were invited to ring the bells on the eve of the millennium. The village school had a role of 60 children in 1880, b ... [...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] |
Camptown, Scottish Borders
Camptown is a small settlement on the A68, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 5m (8 km) south of Jedburgh, and the same distance south to Carter Bar. The village lies on the course of the Jed Water, and the remains of a peel tower are close by at Edgerston. The village has a church and village hall at nearby Edgerston, a bus service to Jedburgh and Newcastle, a memorial cairn, and a telephone box. Schooling takes place in Jedburgh. Other places nearby are Bairnkine, Bonchester Bridge, Crailing, Ferniehirst Castle, Hobkirk, the Jed Water, Mossburnford, and Oxnam. Trivia Scottish settlers named the town in Pennsylvania after the Borders settlement, which in turn was the inspiration for the minstrel song Camptown Races by Stephen Foster. The village roadsign has appeared on postcards for comedic effect. See also *List of places in the Scottish Borders *List of places in Scotland This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. ... [...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] |
Anglo-Scottish Border
The Anglo-Scottish border () is a border separating Scotland and England which runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. The surrounding area is sometimes referred to as "the Borderlands". The Firth of Forth was the border between the Picts, Picto-Gaels, Gaelic Kingdom of Alba and the Angles, Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria in the early 10th century. It became the first Anglo-Scottish border with the History of Anglo-Saxon England#English unification (10th century), annexation of Northumbria by Anglo-Saxon England in the mid-10th century. In 973, Kenneth II of Scotland, Kenneth, King of Scots attended the English king, Edgar the Peaceful, at King Edgar's council at Chester, his council in Chester. After Kenneth had reportedly done homage, Edgar rewarded Kenneth by granting him Lothian. Despite this transaction, the control of Lothian#Lothian under the control of the Angles, Lothian was not finally settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedburgh
Jedburgh (; gd, Deadard; sco, Jeddart or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire, the name of which was randomly chosen for Operation Jedburgh in support of the D-Day invasion. Location Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. It is from the border with England, and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. Other notable buildings in the town include Queen Mary's House, Jedburgh Castle Jail, now a museum, and the Jedburgh Library. Other places nearby are Ancrum, Bairnkine, Bonjedward, Camptown, Crailing, Edgerston, Ferniehirst Castle, Nisbet and Oxnam. History Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlement on the Jed. Later the more familiar word "burgh" was substituted for this, though the original name survives as Jeddart/Jethart. Bishop Ecgred of Lindisfarne founded a church at Jedburgh in the 9th century, and King D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh ( gd, Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the north-west, and Berwickshire to the north. To the south-west it borders Cumberland and to the south-east Northumberland, both in England. It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, a town which declined markedly in the 15th century and is no longer in existence. Latterly, the county town of Roxburghshire was Jedburgh. The county has much the same area as Teviotdale, the basin drained by the River Teviot and tributaries, together with the adjacent stretch of the Tweed into which it flows. The term is often treated as synonymous with Roxburghshire, but may omit Liddesdale as Liddel Water drains to the west coast.Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by, Francis Groome, publ. 2nd edition 1896. Article on Roxburghshire History The county appears to have orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobkirk
Hobkirk ( gd, Eaglais Ruail) is a village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Rule Water, south-west of Jedburgh and south-east of Hawick. Other places nearby include Abbotrule, Bonchester Bridge, Camptown, Hallrule, Bedrule, Southdean, Denholm, Rubers Law, and the Wauchope Forest. Hobkirk was sometimes known as "Hopekirk". Part of the parish of Abbotrule was annexed to Hobkirk in 1777. The present parish church was built in 1869. Robert Elliott (1762–1810) was born in Hobkirk and emigrated to Louiseville, Quebec. His great-great granddaughter was Grace Elliott (1890–1973), mother of 15th Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919–2000) and paternal grandmother of 23rd Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (b. 1971). Gallery File:Hobkirk church1.jpg, Hobkirk church File:Rule Water Hobkirk1.jpg, Rule Water File:Hobkirk church2.jpg, Hobkirk church File:Rule Water Hobkirk2.jpg, The Rule Water See also *List of plac ... [...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] |
Southdean
Southdean is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A6088, by the Jed Water and in the Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk and the Swinnie Forest. Ruins which can be seen nearby include the remains of Southdean Old Parish Church, the remains of Dykeraw Tower, and the remains of Slack's Tower. James Telfer (1802 - 1862) was born in Southdean, and wrote ballads about farming life, typically with a zoological slant. See also *List of places in the Scottish Borders *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 o ... External links RCAHMS record for Southdean Parish (a.k.a. Charteris P.) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxnam
Oxnam ( sco, Owsenam) is a village near Jedburgh, in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a primarily residential village. The placename Oxnam is from Old English ''oxa'' (genitive ''oxan'') "oxen" and ''ham'' "village", the meaning being "village where ox are bred". The name was recorded as ''Oxenamm'' in 1148, and sometimes known as Oxenham. Current local placenames include Oxnam Green, Oxnam Kirk, Oxnam Mains, Oxnam Neuk, Oxnam Pond, Oxnam Row, Oxnam Sawmill, and Oxnam School. Dere Street passes through the village.Margary, I D (1957), 'Roman roads in Britain: north of the Foss Way - Bristol channel (including Wales and Scotland)', London. Other places nearby include Bairnkine, Camptown, Crailing, Crailinghall, Hownam, Kelso, Newbigging. See also *List of places in the Scottish Borders *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed Water
The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland. In total the Jed Water is over long and it falls . It flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge () two miles north of Jedburgh. Jed Water rises from a source on Carlin Tooth in the Cheviot Hills where it is first known as Raven Burn. Description The river in past times was the main source of water for the monks living in Jedburgh Abbey. It also powered a watermill in the town of Jedburgh although this no longer exists. It gives its name to Jedburgh and Jedforest. In the 1800s it had trout in the river. The Ordnance gazetteer said Jed Water "in the parts immediately above the town of Jedburgh ... more of the elements of fine landscape than during a whole day's ride in the most favourite Scottish haunts of tourists." The guide drew attention to the pure waters, the brisk currents, the steep landscapes and the contrasts which it thought picturesque. The name Jed is of obscure origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
