Garvald, South Lanarkshire

	Garvald, South Lanarkshire Garvald is a small settlement on the boundary between the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire, Scotland. References * See also Garvald, East Lothian Garvald, Scottish Borders Villages in South Lanarkshire {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	South Lanarkshire gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas , image_skyline = , image_flag = , image_shield = Arms_slanarkshire.jpg , image_blank_emblem = Slanarks.jpg , blank_emblem_type = Council logo , image_map = , map_caption = , coordinates = , seat_type = Admin HQ , seat = Hamilton , government_footnotes = , governing_body = South Lanarkshire Council , leader_title = Control , leader_name = Labour minority (council NOC) , leader_title1 = MPs , leader_name1 = * David Mundell ( Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) * Lisa Cameron ( East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) * Angela Crawley ( Lanark and Hamilton East) * Margaret Ferrier ( Rutherglen and Hamilton West) , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = United Kingdom , subdivision_type1 = , su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 to the West, and Lauder to the South. It is mainly an agricultural parish. The red freestone once constantly mined in this parish was well known throughout the whole country. Etymology The name ''Garvald'' may be derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''Garbh Allt'', meaning "a rough burn or stream". A Brittonic origin is also possible, where the generic may be ''alt'', "a steep height or hill, a cliff" (Welsh ''allt''). The specifier may be either ''garw'', "rough, harsh, rugged, uncultivated", or a derivative of ''gār'', "a word" (perhaps adjectivally meaning "calling, crying, noisy"). Other like-named places in Southern Scotland may have the same origin. Village The village sits upon a red sandstone formation, and lies in a narrow, well-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Garvald, Scottish Borders Garvald ( sco, Garvit) is a hamlet on the B7007, near Dewar, by the Dewar Burn, in the Moorfoot Hills, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Places nearby include Borthwick Hall, Heriot, the Leithen Water, Peatrig Hill, and Peebles. See also Garvald, East Lothian Garvald, South Lanarkshire 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 L ... References * * Barrowman, C (1997) 'Garvald Burn (Linton parish), chert scatter'. * Barrowman, C (2000), 'Garvald Burn, Scottish Borders (Garvald parish), late Mesolithic chert scatter and knapping floor'. External links RCAHMS record of Garvald BurnGeograph image: Railway shed, Garvald, with view of Heriot Water Villages in the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]