Roberton, Scottish Borders
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| Scots: Raberton | |
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Roberton shown within the Scottish Borders |
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| Language | English |
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| Southern Scots | |
| OS grid reference | NT430143 |
| Council area | Scottish Borders |
| Lieutenancy area | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAWICK |
| Postcode district | TD9 |
| Dialling code | 01450 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
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Roberton is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B711 and near to the A7, five miles from Hawick, 22 miles from Galashiels, and 23 miles from Langholm. It is situated by the Ale Water, the Alemoor Loch and the Borthwick Water, and nearby are Branxholme, Broadhaugh, Burnfoot and the Craik Forest.
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Borders Poet
The Borders poet William Henry Ogilvie was born in Kelso in 1869. A cairn has been erected in his memory. "The hill road to Roberton's a steep road to climb, But where your foot has crushed it, you can smell the scented thyme, And if your heart's a Border heart, look down to Harden Glen, And hear the blue hills ringing with the restless hoofs again...."[1]
Borthwick Mains Symbol Stone
Half-a-mile to the east of the village, in front of the house at Borthwick Mains, is a fish symbol-stone, possibly representing a salmon.[2] The stone is 1.5 metres high, and the figure of a fish is almost a metre long, with the tail downwards, cut into the stone with pecked lines.[2] It is similar to class 1 Pictish symbol stones of the 6th or 7th century, but its status is doubtful, and it may belong to a more recent period.[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Southern Reporter, 27 August 2009: "Rightful honour restored to poet Will Ogilvie on Road to Roberton"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Borthwick Mains Carved Stone, RCHAMS
- ↑ Iain Fraser (2008) The Pictish symbol stones of Scotland, page 8. RCHAMS
References
- Brooke, CJ (2000) Safe sanctuaries: security and defence in Anglo-Scottish border churches 1290-1690, Edinburgh. Held at RCAHMS: F.5.31.BRO
- THAS (1963) 'Sculptured stone found at Roberton'.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roberton, Scottish Borders. |
- RCAHMS record of Roberton (Roxburghshire), sometimes known as Kirk Borthwick Parish
- Old Roads of Scotland: Craik Moor via Roberton to Hawick
- Roberton Primary School, presently the oldest school in the Scottish Borders
- GENUKI data on Roberton
- Incident at Roberton Water Treatment Works
- Flickr images of Hawick Common Riding, Roberton ride-out, 2009
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