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Roxburgh ( Gaelic, ''Rosbrog'') is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of
RCAHMS record of Roxburgh Parish Church, ChurchyardGeograph image of Roxburgh from the Viaduct, with the River Teviot
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Roxburgh ( Gaelic, ''Rosbrog'') is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland
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.
It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh
A royal burgh () was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs.
Most royal burghs were either created by ...
of Roxburgh
Roxburgh () is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at leas ...
, the site of which lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the present village.
Other places nearby include Ednam
Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle.
The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a co ...
, Heiton, Maxton, Morebattle
Morebattle is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6401, seven miles south of Kelso, Scottish Borders, beside the Kale Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. The St. Cuthbert's Way long distance footpath passes through the ...
, Smailholm
Smailholm ( sco, Smailhowm) is a small village in the historic county of Roxburghshire in south-east Scotland. It is at
and straddles the B6397 Gordon to Kelso road. The village is almost equidistant from both, standing northwest of the abbey ...
, Sprouston and Stichill
Stichill is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the Scottish Borders. Situated north of the Burgh of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water and from the English Border at Coldstream.
Stich ...
.
The Borders Abbeys Way
The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is in length. The theme of the footpath is the ruined Borders abbeys (established by David I of Scotland) along its way: ...
passes through the village.
See also
*List of places in the Scottish Borders
''Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.
This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic ...
*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
** L ...
External links
RCAHMS record of Roxburgh Parish Church, Churchyard
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