Borders
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Borders is a rural region in southern Scotland known for its rolling hills, historic abbeys, and small market towns near the English border.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Borders canonical | 19 |
| Borders Region | 2 |
| Border country | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
region of Scotland
ⓘ
rural area ⓘ |
| bordersWith | England ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Dryburgh Abbey
ⓘ
Jedburgh Abbey ⓘ Kelso Abbey ⓘ Melrose Abbey ⓘ River Tweed ⓘ town of Duns ⓘ town of Eyemouth ⓘ Galashiels ⓘ
surface form:
town of Galashiels
town of Hawick ⓘ Jedburgh ⓘ
surface form:
town of Jedburgh
Kelso ⓘ
surface form:
town of Kelso
town of Melrose ⓘ town of Peebles ⓘ Selkirk ⓘ
surface form:
town of Selkirk
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rural
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Border Reivers history
ⓘ
medieval monasteries ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Border ballads
ⓘ
Common Ridings ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature | rolling hills ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
St Abbs Head National Nature Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve
Tweed Valley Forest Park ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
cycling
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink |
A1 road
ⓘ
A68 road ⓘ A7 road ⓘ East Coast Main Line in Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
East Coast Main Line (nearby in Berwick-upon-Tweed)
|
| historicalRegionOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic abbeys
ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ small market towns ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ southern Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Lowlands
|
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Border country
this entity surface form:
Borders Region
this entity surface form:
Borders Region