Bowshank
Encyclopedia
Bowshank is a village
in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
, close to the A7, beside the Gala Water
.
Nearby are Bow Castle Broch
, as well as Buckholm
, Clovenfords
, the Lugate Water, Torsonce and Stow.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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...
, close to the A7, beside the Gala Water
Gala Water
The Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.-Gallery:...
.
Nearby are Bow Castle Broch
Bow Castle Broch
Bow Castle Broch is a broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow, and formerly in Midlothian....
, as well as Buckholm
Buckholm
Buckholm is a Farm near to the A7, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.Places nearby include Abbotsford, the Bow Castle Broch, Clovenfords, Darnick, Eildon, the Gala Water, the Lugate Water, and Stow.Buckholm Tower is at the foot of Buckholm Hill....
, 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...
, the Lugate Water, Torsonce and Stow.