Other places · North East England
Scottish Borders
Also known as: Gororau'r Alban, Comhairle Chrìochan na h-Alba
Scottish Borders in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Scottish Borders is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Scottish Borders (Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba; Scots: The Mairches), known simply as the Borders within Scotland and North East England, is one of the country's 32 council areas. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the west, and the English ceremonial counties of Cumbria and Northumberland to the south. The area's largest settlement is Galashiels; its administrative centre is Newtown St Boswells. The term "Scottish Borders" is also used for the areas of southern Scotland and northern England that bound the Anglo-Scottish border, namely Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, Northumberland, and Cumbria. The council area occupies approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire.
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Background
History
The term Borders sometimes has a wider use, referring to all of the counties adjoining the English border, also including Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire, as well as Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland in England. 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…
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- Coordinates
- 55.3600, -2.4900
- Established
- 1975
Sources
- wikidata: Q211113 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scottish Borders (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scottish Borders?
- Scottish Borders is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Scottish Borders built?
- Built or established in 1975.
- Who owns Scottish Borders?
- Scottish Borders is owned by Scottish Borders Council.