Heriot or Heriots may refer to: *Old English for "war-gear", see

Anglo-Saxon weaponry Many different weapons were created and used in Anglo-Saxon England between the fifth and eleventh centuries. Spears, used for piercing and throwing, were the most common weapon. Other commonplace weapons included the sword, axe, and knife—howev ...

* Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe, in French known as ''le droit du meilleur catel'' *

Heriot, Scottish Borders Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon (part of the Scottish Borders council area, though historically in Midlothian). The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographica ...

, a town in the Scottish Borders *

Heriot, New Zealand Heriot is a small settlement in West Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres southwest of Raes Junction and 15 kilometres north of Tapanui. The township is likely not to have been named after the Scottish border t ...

, a township in the South Island of New Zealand * George Heriot (1563–1624), a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist *

George Heriot (artist) George Heriot (1759 – 22 July 1839) was a Scots-Canadian civil servant, author and artist. He is most notable as a major figure in early Canadian art. Early life Heriot was born at Haddington, Scotland, in 1759, the eldest child of John Her ...

(1759 – 22 July 1839), a Scottish-Canadian artist * George Heriot's School, a school he founded in Edinburgh * Heriot's Rugby Club, originally for former pupils of the school *

Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted univ ...

, also named for George Heriot *Heryot, an unidentified poet attested in William Dunbar's '' Lament for the Makaris''

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