Telephone: 01450 360 699. Old maps of Scottish Borders on Old Maps Online. Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre Browse repositories.

Visit website. James Morton, B. D. (1832) (pdf) Return to our History Page This comment system requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, Facebook or … Discover the past of Scottish Borders on historical maps. 'the Marches'; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

Selkirk is one of the oldest royal burghs in Scotland, with a history dating back to before the 12th century. The Scottish Borders is accessible by train on the East Coast main line between London and Edinburgh, which stops at nearby Dunbar and North Berwick in East Lothian, and in Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located just across the border with England.

I live in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders and can carry out research at many of the Scottish archives covering south and central Scotland.

Or, The History and Antiquities of the Abbeys of Jedburgh, Kelso, Melrose, and Dryburgh by the Rev. Heritage Hub Kirkstile Hawick Scotland TD9 0AE View on map. 'Exploring History in the Scottish Borders' is an informative and interesting tour through and around the Borders, with chapters about castles, abbeys and stately homes, well illustrated with the author's own colour photos.

The Scottish Borders are often overlooked in comparison with the Highlands and Islands, whose grandeur and drama have an obvious attraction.

The history of the area and the Border Reivers can be found in the ruined towers and castles and ancient monuments, and in the remains of hill-farms and cottages. The Scottish Borders (Scots: the Mairches, lit. This includes the major national archives in Edinburgh like the National Records of Scotland and Scotlandspeople. The town name is a combination of old Scots words meaning 'the church in the forest'.The forest, in this case, is Ettrick Forest, used as a royal hunting ground by Scottish kings. Email: [email protected]. ... Captain of Hermitage Castle in Liddesdale and they became famous as one of the great “riding” clans of the Scottish Borders.