Saughtree
Encyclopedia
Saughtree is a village by the B6357 and the Liddel Water
, in Liddesdale
, near Newcastleton
, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
.
The Dawston Burn is a tributary
of the Liddel Water. Saughtree Fell is a hill which rises to 450m. Saughtree Church was built in 1875 and is in the Parish of Castleton.
Saughtree railway station
, near Riccarton Junction railway station
and the Saughtree Railway Viaduct, is now a private dwelling.
Other places nearby include Castleton
, Dinlabyre
, Hermitage Castle
, the Hermitage Water
. the Wauchope Forest
, and the Newcastleton Forest.
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....
, in Liddesdale
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...
, near Newcastleton
Newcastleton
Newcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on the Liddel Water, and is the site of Hermitage Castle.-History:...
, 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...
.
The Dawston Burn is a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Liddel Water. Saughtree Fell is a hill which rises to 450m. Saughtree Church was built in 1875 and is in the Parish of Castleton.
Saughtree railway station
Saughtree railway station
Saughtree railway station is a closed railway station situated a mile north of the hamlet of Saughtree and two miles from the border with England.-History:...
, near Riccarton Junction railway station
Riccarton Junction railway station
Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store...
and the Saughtree Railway Viaduct, is now a private dwelling.
Other places nearby include Castleton
Castleton, Scottish Borders
Castleton is a civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire, in the extreme south of the Borders area. It is bounded by Northumberland , Dumfries and Galloway, and the parishes of Teviothead, Southdean, and Hobkirk.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish...
, Dinlabyre
Dinlabyre
Dinlabyre is a village on the B6357 in Liddesdale, on the edge of the Newcastleton Forest, close to Castleton, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire....
, 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....
, the Hermitage Water
Hermitage Water
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...
. the Wauchope Forest
Wauchope Forest
Wauchope Forest is a forest on the Rule Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Hawick, and including the A6088, the A68 and the B6357, as well as Newcastleton, Bonchester Bridge, Hobkirk, Southdean, Hyndlee, Carter Bar, Abbotrule, Chesters, Scottish Borders.-See also:*List of...
, and the Newcastleton Forest.
Reference
- Jeffrey, A (1855-1864), 'The History and antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts from the most remote period to the present time', London; Edinburgh. Held at RCAHMS D.1.3.JEF.R