Southdean is a
hamlet
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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
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, on the A6088, by the
Jed Water
The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland.
In total the Jed Water is over long and it falls . It flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge () two miles north of Jedburgh. Jed Water rises f ...
and in the
Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include
Abbotrule,
Bedrule,
Bonchester Bridge
Bonchester Bridge ( Scots ''Binster Brig'') is a village in Roxburghshire, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, lying on the Rule Water, six miles away from the market town of Hawick.
History
The name of the town is said to be Roma ...
,
Denholm
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, UK. The estimated population of Denholm is 600. There is a village green in the centre. It lies in the valley of the River Teviot. Denho ...
,
Hallrule,
Hobkirk
Hobkirk () is a village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Rule Water, south-west of Jedburgh and south-east of Hawick.
Other places nearby include Abbotrule, Bonchester Bridge, Camptown, Hallrule, Bedrule, ...
and the
Swinnie Forest.
Ruins which can be seen nearby include the remains of Southdean Old Parish Church, the remains of Dykeraw Tower, and the remains of Slack's Tower.
James Telfer (1802 - 1862) was born in Southdean, and he became a teacher. He wrote ballads about farming life.
References
See also
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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, hamlet (place), hamlets, castles, golf courses ...
*
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 o ...
External links
RCAHMS record for Southdean Parish (a.k.a. Charteris P.)Forestry Commission / Southdean Community Council consultationGEOGRAPH image: Wauchope Forest near SouthdeanParish of Hobkirk and Southdean with Ruberslaw
Villages in the Scottish Borders
Parishes in Roxburghshire
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