Boleside
Encyclopedia
Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
, on the B7060, south of Galashiels
. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed
.
Other places nearby include Abbotsford
, the Yair Hill Forest
, Lindean
, Midlem, Clovenfords
, Selkirk, Melrose
, and Yarrowford
.
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, on the B7060, south of Galashiels
Galashiels
Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala" .Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Scottish Borders...
. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
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Other places nearby include Abbotsford
Abbotsford House
Abbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed. It was formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott...
, the Yair Hill Forest
Yair, Scottish Borders
Yair, also known as The Yair, is an estate in the Scottish Borders. It stands by the River Tweed in the former county of Selkirkshire, north-west of Selkirk, and south of Edinburgh. The name comes from the old Scots word for a fish trap. The estate is centred on Yair House, which is protected as...
, Lindean
Lindean
Lindean is a village north of Selkirk and the Ettrick Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:*****...
, Midlem, Clovenfords
Clovenfords
Clovenfords is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of the hamlet of Caddonfoot. The village has a primary school, church, village hall, hotel, and shop...
, Selkirk, Melrose
Melrose, Scotland
Melrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:...
, and Yarrowford
Yarrowford
Yarrowford is a village on the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles north-west of Selkirk, in the Ettrick Forest.The Yarrow Water flows through the village and joins the Ettrick Water near Philiphaugh....
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