Hermitage Water
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The Hermitage Water is a river in Liddesdale
, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
. Among its many feeder burns are Braidley Burn, Dinley Burn, Gorrenberry Burn and Twislehope Burn. The Water flows through the hamlets of Dinley and Gorrenberry, and through the village of Hermitage
, and past Hermitage Castle
. It continues past Toftholm where it meets the B6399, and passes Newlands
, Longhaugh, Leahaugh and Redheugh. At Sandholm it joins the Liddel Water
and the dismantled railway.
Liddesdale
Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water, in the County of Roxburgh, southern Scotland, extends in a south-westerly direction from the vicinity of Peel Fell to the River Esk, a distance of...
, 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...
. Among its many feeder burns are Braidley Burn, Dinley Burn, Gorrenberry Burn and Twislehope Burn. The Water flows through the hamlets of Dinley and Gorrenberry, and through the village of Hermitage
Hermitage, Scottish Borders
Hermitage is a village near Newcastleton, on the B6399, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:**http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/320847...
, and past Hermitage Castle
Hermitage Castle
Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It is under the care of Historic Scotland. The Castle has a reputation, both from its history and its appearance, as one of the most sinister and atmospheric in Scotland....
. It continues past Toftholm where it meets the B6399, and passes Newlands
Newlands, Scottish Borders
Newlands is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire, on the A702, near Bordlands.-External links:***...
, Longhaugh, Leahaugh and Redheugh. At Sandholm it joins the Liddel Water
Liddel Water
Liddel Water is a river running through southern Scotland and northern England, for much of its course forming the border between the two countries, and was formerly one of the boundaries of the Debatable Lands....
and the dismantled railway.
See also
- Hermitage, Scottish BordersHermitage, Scottish BordersHermitage is a village near Newcastleton, on the B6399, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.-External links:**http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/320847...
- Rivers of Scotland
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
External links
- Geograph image: Hermitage Water and Castle
- Geograph image: Fence across the Hermitage Water at Gorrenberry