Explore Hawick Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Hawick plaques & local Hawick history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Hawick.
About Hawick
Hawick is 10 miles (16.1 km) south-west of Jedburgh and 8.9 miles (14.3 km) southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale. The town was formerly established in the 16th century but was previously, the site of historic settlement going back hundreds of years.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Hawick history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Hawick plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Hawick’s physical Hawick plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Hawick the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Hawick plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 16 unique history facts in Hawick plus 4 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Hawick history map for you to explore.”