Visit Scottish Borders Places

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Scottish Borders places overview by Walkfo

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Scottish Borders history

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Roxburghshire and Berwickshire historically bore the brunt of the conflicts with England, both during declared wars such as the Wars of Scottish Independence, and armed raids which took place in the times of the Border Reivers. During this period, at the western end of the border there was a strip of country, called the “Debatable Land”, because the possession of it was a constant source of contention between England and Scotland until its boundaries were adjusted in 1552.

Scottish Borders geography / climate

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.

Largest towns

Galashiels: 14,994 Hawick, 14,294 Peebles: 8,376 Selkirk, 5,784 Kelso and 5,639 Kelso . Melrose: 2,307 Coldstream: 1,946 Earlston .

You can visit Scottish Borders places and use Walkfo Scottish Borders to discover the history & things to do in Scottish Borders whilst walking with our free digital tour app. Walkfo Scottish Borders has 451 places on our Scottish Borders map with history, culture & travel facts that you explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Scottish Borders, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route – you choose where you want to go, when you want to go and Walkfo Scottish Borders will keep up.
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“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 451 audio facts unique to Scottish Borders places forming an interactive Scottish Borders map for you to explore.”

Walkfo’s Visit Scottish Borders Places Map
451 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Scottish Borders tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Scottish Borders

  

Best Scottish Borders places to visit

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Scottish Borders has many places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Scottish Borders’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Scottish Borders’s information audio spots:

Eildon Hill Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into “the Eildons” or “Eildon Hills”, because of its triple peak. The north hilltop (of three peaks) is surrounded by over 5 km (3.1 mi) of ramparts, enclosing an area of about 16 ha (40 acres) in which 300 level platforms have been cut into the rock to provide bases for turf or timber-walled houses. A Roman army signalling station was later constructed on the same site as this hill fort.

Trimontium (Newstead) Trimontium is a Roman fort complex in Scotland. Located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, in view of the three Eildon Hills. Identified by Ptolemy in his Geography.

Harmony Garden, Scottish Borders Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.

Newstead Helmet Iron Roman cavalry helmet dating to 80–100 AD was discovered at the site of a Roman fort in Newstead, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1905. The helmet would have been worn by auxiliary cavalrymen in cavalry displays known as hippika gymnasia. It is now part of the National Museum in Edinburgh.

River Leader River Leader is a small tributary of the River Tweed in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders. It flows southwards from the Lammermuir Hills through the towns of Lauder and Earlston.

Stow of Wedale Stow of Wedale, or more often Stow, is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland (historically Midlothian), 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of Galashiels. In the 2011 Census the population was 718.

The Kirna The Kirna, known locally as Kirna House, is a Category A listed villa in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is one of four villas designed by Frederick Thomas Pilkington between 1867-69 for the Ballantyne family. The Ballantynes were substantially responsible for founding the village of Walkerburn.

Galashiels television relay station Galashiels television relay station is a relay transmitter of Selkirk, situated to the north of the town itself, as well as Melrose and Darnick. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Gala Water The Gala Water is a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the “Gala”, which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through.

Buckholm Buckholm is a farm near to the A7 in the Scottish Borders, Galashiels area of Scotland. Buckholm Tower was built in 1582 by the Pringle family and is at the foot of Buckholm Hill.

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