Teviothead is a small village and civil parish

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 Teviotdale 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...

, known locally as Teviotheed. It is located south of the River Teviot

River Teviot

The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...

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The Border hero Johnnie Armstrong, was taken prisoner and executed here in 1530, by King James V, and his men. A fine memorial stone exists in the churchyard, and a marker in the adjacent field, shows the traditional site of the grave.
Tom Jenkins, Britain's first black schoolmaster taught at the Smithy, now occupied by the Johnnie Armstrong Gallery, from 1814 to 1818.

The poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 Henry Scott Riddell

Henry Scott Riddell

Henry Scott Riddell was a Scottish poet and songwriter. In the Scottish Orpheus a collection of songs of Scotland by Adam Hamitlon he is credited with writing Scotland Yet and The Dowie Dens O' Yarrow.-External links:*...

died in Teviotdale.