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Heriot, Scotland
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 geographical area of around , most of which is moorland. Connected to the rest of the world primarily through the A7 road, Heriot had a railway station from 1849 until the branch line closures instigated by Beeching caused the track to be uplifted in the 1960s. The Scottish Parliament voted, in 2006, to reinstate the railway, but without a station at Heriot. The School (as of Sept 2016) has 36 pupils. There are numerous community groups operating in the village including drama groups, WRI, a community choir and a karate club. Places near to Heriot include Borthwick, Carcant, Crichton, Fala, Stow of Wedale and Innerleithen. See also *List of places in the Scottish Borders *List of places in Scotland This list of places in Scotland is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriot Kirk
Heriot, from Old English ''heregeat'' ("war-gear"), was originally a death-duty in late Anglo-Saxon England, which required that at death, a nobleman provided to his king a given set of military equipment, often including horses, swords, shields, spears and helmets. It later developed into a kind of tenurial feudal relief due from villeins. The equivalent term in French was ''droit du meilleur catel''. Etymology The word derives from Old English ''here-geatwa'', meaning the arms and equipment (''geatwa'') of a soldier or army (''here''). History An example of heriot was the right of a lord in feudal Europe to seize a serf's best horse, clothing, or both, upon his death. It arose from the tradition of the lord lending a serf a horse or armour or weapons to fight so that when the serf died the lord would rightfully reclaim his property. In England, heriot is first mentioned in the wills of West-Saxon nobles in the mid-tenth century, such as that of Æthelmær the Stout. Large beq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs Throw (grappling), throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a . Beginning in the 1300s, early Chinese martial arts, Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese samurai in 1609, after the Invasion of Ryukyu, its cultural ties to China remained strong. Since Ryukyuans were banned from carrying swords under samurai rule, groups of young aristocrats created unarmed combat methods as a form of resistance, combining Chinese and local styles of martial arts. Training emph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriotdale
Heriotdale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb lying south of Malvern and north of Rosherville, is an industrial area. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. History Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called ''Doornfontein''. Before becoming a suburb, the area was mining land with the Heriot Mine opening in 1887. After the gold was exhausted in the mine, the land was proclaimed as a suburb in October 1946. The mine is said to have been named after the Scottish goldsmith George Heriot, the "Jingling Geordie" in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Fortunes of Nigel. Some experts, however, claim the mine was instead named after the village of Heriot in Midlothian, Scotland. This village was founded in 1164 as Herth, but its name was changed in 1198 to Hereget (from the Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 town of Heriot, Scotland, Heriot (unlike other local towns named after Borders places, such as Kelso, New Zealand, Kelso and Roxburgh, New Zealand, Roxburgh), but may have been named from the maiden name of the wife of early settler William Pinkerton. The main economic activities in Heriot are related to livestock and forestry. Demographics Heriot covers , and is part of the larger West Otago#Demographics, West Otago statistical area. Heriot had a population of 111 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 18 people (−14.0%) since the 2013 New Zealand census, 2013 census, and a decrease of 30 people (−21.3%) since the 2006 New Zealand census, 2006 census. There were 51 households, comprising 57 males and 54 females, giving a sex ... [...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 the Western Isles, List of places in na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles ... [...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, hamlet (place), hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland. A *Abbey Mill, Scottish Borders, Abbey Mill *Abbey St. Bathans *Abbotsford Ferry railway station, Abbotsford House *Abbotrule *Addinston *Aikwood Tower *Ale Water *Alemoor Loch *Allanbank, Scottish Borders, Allanbank *Allanshaugh *Allanshaws *Allanton, Scottish Borders, Allanton *Ancrum, Ancrum Old Parish Church *Anglo-Scottish Border *Appletreehall *Ashiestiel *Ashkirk *Auchencrow *Ayton, Scottish Borders, Ayton, Ayton Castle, Scottish Borders, Ayton Castle, Ayton Parish Church, Ayton railway station B *Baddinsgill, Baddins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innerleithen
Innerleithen () is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. Etymology The name "Innerleithen" comes from the Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ... meaning "confluence of the Leithen Water, Leithen", because it is here that the river joins the River Tweed, Tweed. The prefix "Inner-/Inver-" (''Inbhir-'') is common in many Scottish placenames, such as Inverness and Inverurie. At this confluence, the Tweed flows approximately west-east, and the Leithen Water flows from the north. Layout The layout of the town is dominated by the surrounding hills. To the north the peaked hill of Lee Pen (502m), and its southerly spur Caerlee Hill (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stow Of Wedale
Stow of Wedale, or more often Stow, is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland (historically in Midlothian), north of Galashiels. In the 2011 Census the population was 718. It is served by Stow railway station. The name The name Stow is an Old English word '' stōw'' meaning 'holy place' or 'meeting place', whilst Wedale is probably derived from the words '' wēoh'' (or ''wīg'') meaning 'shrine' and '' dæl'' meaning 'valley'. History According to legend, Stow was the site of one of the battles in which King Arthur defeated the Saxons. There has been a church at Stow since the 7th century, but the earliest example still visible today was built in the late 15th century on the site of the Church of St Mary which was consecrated on 3 November 1242. The church used today, St Mary of Wedale, was built in 1876 and features a 140-foot-high clock tower. A mile or so north of Stow lies the clachan of Torquhan, likely in the 13th century to have been one of the last place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fala, Midlothian
Fala is a hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, and about 15 miles from Edinburgh. Location The parish of the same name is about five miles long from east to west, and one mile broad from north to south, and contains about . It is bounded by the following parishes: Humbie to the east, Soutra (to which it is now conjoined) on the south, Heriot & Stow on the west, and on the north by the detached parts of Borthwick, Cranstoun, and Crichton. Fala Hall Burn rises in the moor to the south of Fala Flow and forms the boundary between Fala and Soutra parishes. The streams eventually run into the Cakemuir Burn above Costerton. Due to its location, the village, and more so Fala Dam due to its topography, can often get cut off from the outside world during heavy snowfalls, with residents known to be snowed in for several days. The hamlet has buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Highways In 1834 a road (today the A68), with a still extant Toll House at Fala, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crichton, Midlothian
Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles (3 km) south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word ''tūn'' 'farm, settlement'. The first element is less certain, however, and could be from Gaelic ''crioch'' 'border' or Cumbric ''craig'' 'rock'.Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html). To the west of the village is the 15th-century parish church, formerly a collegiate church, established by William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1439 to 1453. To the south of the church is Crichton Castle Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcant
Carcant is a small settlement and a wind farm, near Heriot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. A famous inhabitant of Carcant was Eric Liddell. Etymology ''Carcant'' is etymologically a Cumbric place-name. The first element is cognate with Welsh ''caer'' 'fortification'. The second might be ''can'' 'white', in which case the name means 'white fort'; but more likely it is ''cant'' 'edge of a circle', in this context probably meaning 'district, region, edge, border', thus giving 'fort of the region/border'.Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html). See also * Clan Borthwick *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 incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borthwick
Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton.''Gazetteer of Scotland'', publ. by W & AK Johnston, Edinburgh, 1937. Article on Borthwick. Places are presented alphabetically.''Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, Topographical, Statistical and Commercial'', ed. by J.G. Bartholomew, publ. George Newnes, London, 1904. Article on Borthwick. Nearby is Newtongrange in the parish of Newbattle.''Gazetteer of Scotland'', 2nd edition, by W. Groome, publ. 1896. Article on Newtongrange. The civil parish has an area of 9375 acres and a population of 2,841 (in 2011).Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930. Notable residents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
