The Scottish Borders (Scots: The Mairches) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway to the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian to the north west, the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Cumbria and Northumberland in England to the south and east. The administrative centre of the area is Newtown St. Boswells.
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Newcastleton, Scotland
Newcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on... more
Hawick, Scotland
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is 10.0 miles south-west... more
Kelso, Scotland
Kelso is a market town and civil parish in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies where the rivers Tweed and Teviot have their ... more
Galashiels, Scotland
Galashiels is a burgh in Selkirkshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala". Galashiels is a ... more
West Linton, Scotland
West Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It was formerly in the county of Peeblesshire, but since local government re-... more
Melrose, Scotland
Melrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.
Peebles, Scotland
Peebles is a burgh in Peeblesshire in the Local Government area of Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was ... more
Newcastleton, Scotland
Newcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on... more
Hawick, Scotland
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is 10.0 miles south-west... more
Kelso, Scotland
Kelso is a market town and civil parish in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies where the rivers Tweed and Teviot have their ... more
West Linton, Scotland
West Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It was formerly in the county of Peeblesshire, but since local government re-... more
Peebles, Scotland
Peebles is a burgh in Peeblesshire in the Local Government area of Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was ... more
