Road heading back to Burnfoot Farm - geograph

Burnfoot () is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. 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 we ...

area of

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

, close to Roberton, by the

Borthwick Water The Borthwick Water ''( Border Scots: Borthwick Witter)'' is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot. The Aithouse Burn, the Howpasley Burn, and the Northhope Burn (amongst others) are some of the ...

. The nearest town is

Hawick Hawick ( ; ; ) is a town in the Scottish Borders council areas of Scotland, council area and counties of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east o ...

to the east, and other places nearby include the

Alemoor Loch Alemoor Loch, also known as Alemoor Reservoir, is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the Ale Water, west of Hawick. The loch is approximately long, and is divided in two by a causeway which carries the ...

Branxholme Branxholme is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, overlooking the River Teviot, southwest of Hawick, on the A7 road to Langholm. Nearby are Ale Water, Alemoor Loch, Burnfoot, Borthwick Water, Colterscleugh Monument, Robert ...

Broadhaugh Broadhaugh is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Teviothead, in former Roxburghshire. See also *List of places in the Scottish Borders *List of places in Scotland This list of places in Scotland is a complete ...

, the

Craik Forest Craik Forest is a forest near Hawick in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and managed by the Forestry Commission. It is adjoined to the south-west by Eskdalemuir Forest. See also * Craik, Scottish Borders *Ettrick Forest * Wauchope Forest ...

. The meaning of Burnfoot is "Place at the foot of the burn".

External links

RCAHMS record for Burnfoot, Roberton, Scottish Borders
* ttp://www.visitscottishborders.com/Downloads/HawickCycleTrail.pdf Hawick Cycle Trail via Burnfoot and Robertonbr>Water and Environment Journal: Survey of Sheep-Dipping Practices in the River Tweed Catchment (pollution)The Non-Celtic Place-Names of the Scottish Border Counties, by May G. Williamson, University of Edinburgh, 1942
Villages in the Scottish Borders {{Borders-geo-stub