Craigierig is a village on the
Megget Reservoir
Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland. The reservoir collects water from the Tweedsmuir Hills, which is then co ...
, 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
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, in the former
Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( gd, Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. ...
.
Places nearby include the Glengaber Burn, Henderland,
St Mary's Loch
St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the south side of the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about south of Edinburgh.
Description
It is long and wide, and was created by glacial acti ...
, the Tibbie Shiels Inn, and
Yarrow Water
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The ...
.
See also
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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 hous ...
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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 ...
References
* Lonie, W (1995), 'Droveway sign-wall'
* The Geological Society, Scottish Journal of Geology, ''A new, stratigraphically significant Torquigraptus species (Silurian graptolite) from the Southern Uplands Terrane'', Mark Williams ''et al.''
* ''Proc Soc Antiq Scot'', 1981, 401-429: ''Cramalt tower: historical survey and excavations 1977-9'' by Alastair M T Maxwell-Irving
External links
RCAHMS record of Craigie Rig, CraigierigCANMORE/RCAHMS record of Craigie RigRCAHMS record of Glengaber BurnGeograph image: Craigierig Farm, viewed from Syart Law and up by Yair Sike towards Black Pig
Villages in the Scottish Borders
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