Ashiestiel

Ashiestiel
Ashiestiel  Ashiestiel shown within the Scottish Borders
OS grid reference	NT426355
Council area	Scottish Borders
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
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Ashiestiel Farm

Ashiestiel is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Parish of Caddonfoot, on the south side of the River Tweed, 4m (6.5km) east of Innerleithen.

The original name of this village in the Royal Ettrick Forest was "Echesteile" in 1456, and it was the home of Sir Walter Scott from 1804 to 1812 when he moved to Abbotsford.

Ashiestiel Hill rises to 402m (1319 ft).

File:Ashiestiel Farm.jpg

Ashiestiel Farm

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in East Lothian

External links

• RCAHMS record of Ashiestiel country house
• RCAHMS/Canmore record of Ashiestiel Bridge
• Gazetteer for Scotland - Ashiestiel
• Geograph photo of Ashiestiel Bridge, Clovenfords
• Geograph photo, Ashiestiel Bridge
• Geograph photo of Peel House, Ashiestiel
• Geograph photo of Ashiestiel Hill