Ashkirk is a small village on the
Ale Water
The Ale Water is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch.
It meets the Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk and Lill ...
, in the
Scottish Borders
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area of
Scotland
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. It is located just off the
A7 road, approximately each way between
Selkirk to the north and
Hawick to the south.
Other places nearby include the
Alemoor Loch,
Appletreehall,
Belses, Essenside Loch, the
Ettrick Water,
Ettrickbridge,
Philiphaugh,
Salenside Salenside is a village off the A7, on the Ale Water, near Ashkirk, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire. There was a Salenside Tower house, but nothing remains of it. Salenside Farm and Salenside Cottage exist. The ...
and
Woll
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.
History
Formerly, two thirds of the parish of Ashkirk lay in
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh ( gd, Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the north-west, and Ber ...
and one third in
Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( gd, Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the sout ...
, including an enclave of Selkirkshire just east of the village around Synton. In 1891 a Boundary Commission moved the whole parish into Selkirkshire and added to Ashkirk a detached portion of the parish of Selkirk just west of the village, which was already in Selkirkshire (Todrig).
Notable persons
*
Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (the Western Isles), grew up in Ashkirk.
*
Doug Davies, Scottish rugby player, was born in Ashkirk.
* Scottish-Australian poet and bush balladeer
Will H. Ogilvie (1869–1963) was born near
Kelso, Scottish Borders, and from 1918 to his death he first leased then bought the
Presbyterian church
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manse
A manse () is a clergy house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and other Christian traditions.
Ultimately derived from the Latin ''mansus'', "dwelling", from ...
'Kirklea' on the northside of Ashkirk.
After returning from Australia (1889–1901), Ogilvie became known as the Border poet, including penning ''Galloping shoes'', ''Over the grass'', ''Handful of leather'', and ''The road to
Roberton''. His wife Madge is buried with her parents in nearby
Ettrickbridge.
Gallery
File:SCO-Ashkirk-A7 highway 2018.jpg, A7 major road turn-off
File:SCO-Ashkirk-area 2018.jpg, Surrounding farming area
File:SCO-Ashkirk-west access 2018.jpg, Road west of village with stone wall
File:SCO-Ashkirk-west road Ale Water stone bridge 2018.jpg, Stone bridge over the Ale Water, west of village
File:SCO-Ashkirk-church corner 2018.jpg, Ashkirk Church yard
File:SCO-Ashkirk-church front 2018.jpg, Ashkirk Church front (2018)
File:SCO-Ashkirk-church inside 2018.jpg, Inside the church
File:SCO-Ashkirk-church Ogilvie area 2018.jpg, Ogilvie family area at church
See also
*
List of places in the Scottish Borders
*
List of places in Scotland
This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland.
*List of burghs in Scotland
* List of census localities in Scotland
*List of islands of Scotland
** List of Shetland islands
**List of Orkney islands
**List ...
References
External links
Scotland's PlacesVision of BritainAshkirk Website
Villages in the Scottish Borders
Parishes in Roxburghshire
Parishes in Selkirkshire
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