Scottish Borders

E74668

The Scottish Borders is a predominantly rural council area in southeastern Scotland known for its rolling hills, historic abbeys, and textile heritage along the border with England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
council area of Scotland
local government area
administrativeCentre Newtown St Boswells
bordersWith Edinburgh
surface form: City of Edinburgh

Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
England
Midlothian
West Lothian
containsCoastlineOn North Sea
containsFeature Cheviot Hills
Southern Uplands
containsHistoricSite Abbotsford House
Dryburgh Abbey
Floors Castle
Hermitage Castle
Jedburgh Abbey
Kelso Abbey
Melrose Abbey
Smailholm Tower
Traquair House
containsProtectedArea St Abbs Head National Nature Reserve
surface form: St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve

Tweed Valley Forest Park
containsRailwayStation Galashiels railway station
Stow railway station
Tweedbank railway station
containsRiver River Ettrick
River Gala
River Teviot
River Tweed
River Yarrow
containsSettlement Coldstream
Duns
Eyemouth
Galashiels
Hawick
Innerleithen
Jedburgh
Kelso
Lauder
Melrose
Peebles
Selkirk
country Scotland
createdAsCouncilArea 1996
governingBody Scottish Borders council area
surface form: Scottish Borders Council
governmentType unitary authority
hasDiallingCode 01361
01573
01750
01896
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/
hasParliamentaryConstituency Berwickshire
surface form: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Scottish Parliament)
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament)
hasPostcodeArea EH
TD
hasRailwayLine Borders Railway
historicalLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic
knownFor common ridings
historic abbeys
rolling hills
rugby union
textile industry
tweed production
largestTown Galashiels
locatedIn southeastern Scotland
officialLanguage English
partOf Scotland
replacedEntity Borders
surface form: Borders Region
timeZone UTC+0
timeZoneDST UTC+1
vehicleRegistrationCode S

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Nicholas de Soulis region Scottish Borders
Nicholas de Soulis landholdingsRegion Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Marches
de Soulis family region Scottish Borders
Gorebridge railway station connectsTo Scottish Borders
Stow railway station locatedIn Scottish Borders
William de Soulis locatedIn Scottish Borders
Eyemouth locatedIn Scottish Borders
Queensberry estates partOf Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Borders region
Duns, Berwickshire (traditional attribution) locatedIn Scottish Borders
subject surface form: Duns, Berwickshire
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas associatedWithPlace Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Marches
George Dunbar, Earl of March region Scottish Borders
Earl of March associatedRegion Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Marches
Dukes of Buccleuch notableEstateLocation Scottish Borders
capture of Roxburgh Castle location Scottish Borders
Langholm locatedIn Scottish Borders
Gretna partOf Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Borders region
Annandale historicalRegionOf Scottish Borders
Ettrick Water locatedIn Scottish Borders
Ettrick Water flowsThrough Scottish Borders
Yarrow Valley locatedIn Scottish Borders
East Lothian Council area borders Scottish Borders
KOSB associatedWithRegion Scottish Borders
KOSB hasRecruitingArea Scottish Borders
Kosbies regionAssociation Scottish Borders
Blue Bonnets Over the Border region Scottish Borders
Tweed Valley region Scottish Borders
Hawick locatedIn Scottish Borders
Hermitage Water locatedIn Scottish Borders
Earl of Northumbria hasBorderWith Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Marches
Duns locatedIn Scottish Borders
Greenlaw locatedIn Scottish Borders
Greenlaw governingCouncilArea Scottish Borders
Lauder locatedIn Scottish Borders
Ayton locatedIn Scottish Borders
St Abbs locatedIn Scottish Borders
Coldingham locatedIn Scottish Borders
Foulden locatedIn Scottish Borders
Foulden partOf Scottish Borders
this entity surface form: Scottish Borders region
Paxton locatedIn Scottish Borders
Earlston locatedIn Scottish Borders
Whiteadder Water locatedIn Scottish Borders
Whiteadder Water flowsThrough Scottish Borders
Eye Water locatedIn Scottish Borders
Eye Water flowsThrough Scottish Borders
Berwickshire Coast locatedIn Scottish Borders
Berwickshire Marine Reserve locatedIn Scottish Borders