Stichill
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Stichill is a village and civil parish
in the historic county of Roxburghshire
, a division of the Scottish Borders
. Situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Burgh
of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water
and 5 miles (8 km) from the English Border
at Coldstream
.
Stichill is mentioned as a manor of Sir Thomas Randolph, later the Earl of Moray
, when in 1308 it was considered forfeited to Edward I of England
and granted to Adam Gordon.
s, a notorious Riding family of Border Reivers. The Pringles of Stichill are a cadet branch of the Pringles of Smailholm
. Robert Pringle of Bartingbush purchased the lands of Stichill in 1628, and his grandson, another Robert Pringle, was created 1st Pringle Baronet of Stichill, in the Baronetcy of Nova Scotia, in 1683. The present laird is Lt-Gen Sir Steuart Robert Pringle, KCB, 10th Baronet
.
Please visit: *ClanPringle.org.uk
Civil parishes in Scotland
In Scotland, parishes, as units of local government, were abolished by the Local Government Act 1929. The geographical area is sometimes still referred to, however, for statistical purposes....
in the historic county of Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, a division of 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...
. Situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Burgh
Burgh of barony
A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town .They were distinct from royal burghs as the title was granted to a tenant-in-chief, a landowner who held his estates directly from the crown....
of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water
Eden Water
Eden Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. "Water" is the Lowland Scots term for a small river.The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden Water passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's...
and 5 miles (8 km) from the English Border
Anglo-Scottish border
The Anglo-Scottish border is the official border and mark of entry between Scotland and England. It runs for 154 km between the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. It is Scotland's only land border...
at Coldstream
Coldstream
Coldstream is a small town in the Borders district of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village...
.
Stichill is mentioned as a manor of Sir Thomas Randolph, later the Earl of Moray
Earl of Moray
The title Earl of Moray has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland.Prior to the formal establishment of the peerage, Earl of Moray, numerous individuals ruled the kingdom of Moray or Mormaer of Moray until 1130 when the kingdom was destroyed by David I of Scotland.-History of the...
, when in 1308 it was considered forfeited to Edward I of England
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
and granted to Adam Gordon.
Pringles
The village lies in the historic territory of the PringlePringle
Pringle is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:* Aileen Pringle , American stage and film actress* Alexander Pringle , Scottish Conservative politician* Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison , Scottish philosopher...
s, a notorious Riding family of Border Reivers. The Pringles of Stichill are a cadet branch of the Pringles of Smailholm
Smailholm Tower
Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. The tower is located at grid reference , just west of Sandyknowe farm, and is now a...
. Robert Pringle of Bartingbush purchased the lands of Stichill in 1628, and his grandson, another Robert Pringle, was created 1st Pringle Baronet of Stichill, in the Baronetcy of Nova Scotia, in 1683. The present laird is Lt-Gen Sir Steuart Robert Pringle, KCB, 10th Baronet
Steuart Pringle
Lieutenant-General Sir Steuart Robert Pringle, 10th Baronet, of Stichill KCB DSC is a former Royal Marines officer who became Commandant General Royal Marines and who was seriously injured by an IRA car bomb.-Military career:...
.
Please visit: *ClanPringle.org.uk
See also
- Stichill KirkStichill Kirkthumb|right|350px|Stichill Parish ChurchStichill Kirk is an ancient church situated in the village of Stichill in the old county of Roxburghshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council in Scotland...
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in East Lothian
- List of places in Midlothian
- List of places in Scotland
External links
- RCAHMS record for Stichill Parish
- RCAHMS record: Stichill House, doocot
- RCAHMS/Canmore record of Stichill Manse, Steading
- SCRAN image: Stichill Manse, muck hole from byre to midden
- SCRAN image: Steam engine, boiler house, chimney, at Baillieknowe, Stichill
- Googlebook: Stichill during the Commonwealth
- Geograph photo 1198333: Stichill Linn
- Geograph photo 159277 Stichill village
- Stichill and surroundings on Ordnance Survey map
Sources
- Balfour Paul, Sir JamesJames Balfour PaulSir James Balfour Paul, KCVO was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926....
, The Scots Peerage IX Vols. Edinburgh 1907