The Caddon Water ( gd, Cadan) is a small
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
by the village of
Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot ( gd, Bun Chadain) is a village on the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A707, near Galashiels.
The village is at the mouth of the Caddon Water
Other places nearby include Boleside, Broadmeadows, Scott ...
, in the
Scottish Borders area of
Scotland
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. It rises on
Windlestraw Law
Windlestraw Law is a hill in the Moorfoot Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest peak of the range, and lies north of the town of Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders. A large and boggy peak, it is usually clim ...
, four miles north of
Innerleithen
Innerleithen ( gd, Inbhir Leitheann) 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 f ...
, and flows through the
Stantling Craig Reservoir. It joins the
river Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water ( gd, Abhainn Thuaidh, sco, Watter o Tweid, cy, Tuedd), is a river long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the ...
at
Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot ( gd, Bun Chadain) is a village on the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A707, near Galashiels.
The village is at the mouth of the Caddon Water
Other places nearby include Boleside, Broadmeadows, Scott ...
, having completed its journey after 11 miles (18 km).
Etymology
The name ''Caddon'', recorded as ''Kaledene'' in 1296,
has a
Brittonic
Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to:
*Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain
*Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic
*Britons (Celtic people)
The Br ...
origin.
The second part of the name is the nominal or locative suffix ''-onā''.
The first element may be ''*calet'',
which survives in
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
as ''caled'' meaning "hard".
An initial element of ''cad'' meaning "a battle",
is also a possibility.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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
External links
RCAHMS record for Caddon WaterRoman Communications in the Tweed ValleyScottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) River Tweed Catchment Pollution Reduction ProgrammeScottish Borders Council: Local Plan: water and Drainage, Caddon WaterSouthern Reporter, September 2009: "No quick fix for village sewer issue"GEOGRAPH image: Footbridge over Caddon Water
Rivers of the Scottish Borders
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