Branxholme is a
hamlet in the
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 Lothi ...
area of
Scotland, overlooking the
River Teviot
The River Teviot (; gd, Abhainn Tìbhiot), or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and is the largest tributary of the River Tweed by catchment area. The Teviot is an important river for wildlife, especially the A ...
, southwest of
Hawick, on the A7 road to
Langholm.
Nearby are
Ale Water,
Alemoor Loch,
Burnfoot,
Borthwick Water,
Colterscleugh Monument,
Roberton,
Stobs Castle,
Teviothead
Teviothead ( gd, Ceann Tìbhiot) is a small village and civil parish in Teviotdale in the Scottish Borders, known locally as ''Teviotheid''. It is located south of the River Teviot.
The Border hero Johnnie Armstrong and his men were taken pris ...
and
Wilton
Branxholme Castle
The novelist
Sir Walter Scott, a close friend and relative of the 4th
Duke of Buccleuch, chose Branxholme as the setting for his book ''
The Lay of the Last Minstrel''.
The castle had been the hereditary seat of the Scotts of
Buccleuch since the 15th century, and it was the centre of power in Upper
Teviotdale, on one of the main historic routes south towards England.
The original
tower house was burned in 1532 by the
Earl of Northumberland, and it was blown up in April 1570 by the
Earl of Sussex.
[ Edmund Lodge, ''Illustrations of British History'', vol. 2 (London, 1791), p. 43.]
Branxholme Easter Loch and Wester Loch
The Easter Loch lies 2 miles west of Branxholme, and its outlet is the Newmill Burn.
See also
*
List of places in the Scottish Borders
*
List of places in Scotland
References
External links
SCRAN image of Branxholme CastleRCAHMS / Canmore record for Branxholme Castle / Twentyfoot TowerSCRAN Pathfinder Pack: Family Names: SCOTT
Villages in the Scottish Borders
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