Bonchester Bridge
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Bonchester Bridge is a hamlet
in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
, lying on the Rule Water
, 6 miles away from the busy market town of Hawick
. Bonchester Bridge is also home to Hobkirk Primary School.
Bonchester Hill rises to 322m (1059 feet) and is topped by a hill fort
.
In 2010 the Bonchester Bridge pagan community formed Bonchester Brass - the village brass band to serve its annual civic, religious and historical events. The band has been criticised by some for its portrayal of animal sacrifice.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Scottish Borders
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...
, lying on the Rule Water
Rule Water
The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot.The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule.Other placenames include the...
, 6 miles away from the busy market town of Hawick
Hawick
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
. Bonchester Bridge is also home to Hobkirk Primary School.
Bonchester Hill rises to 322m (1059 feet) and is topped by a hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
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In 2010 the Bonchester Bridge pagan community formed Bonchester Brass - the village brass band to serve its annual civic, religious and historical events. The band has been criticised by some for its portrayal of animal sacrifice.