See the route. Sketch St Abbs Opens a new window Learn to sketch this famous beauty spot of the borders. Return to the Ridings Experience one of the largest and most exciting equestrian festivals in Europe. Big Houses of the Scottish Borders Opens a new window Ten of Scotland's finest stately homes and castles await in the Scottish Borders - don't miss these when you visit!
Pure instagram inspiration Take a look at the Ettrick Valley and more locations in the Scottish Borders through the camera of Instagrammer Darren Brogan. Borders Railway Explore more of the region aboard Scotland's newest railway route, which connects Edinburgh with Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders. Explore the Scottish Borders eBook Opens a new window Scroll through our regional eBook - it's packed with things to see and do, travel tips and practical information.
Visit Berwickshire Coast Opens a new window This unspoilt stretch of coastline is waiting to be discovered - uncover charming communities, striking landscapes, delicious seafood and more! Walking Opens a new window Find scenic walks through beautiful countryside. Cycling Opens a new window Discover Scotland's best cycling destination. Fishing Cast your line on the famous rivers of the Tweed and Teviot. Golf Pick from 24 quality golf courses in the Scottish Borders. VisitScotland ICentres.
Back Duns is formally the county town of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. It still retains the air of an old Scottish burgh with its spacious market square. Find out more. The historic town of Eyemouth, 5 miles north of the border with England, boasts a natural harbour and fine coastal scenery. Galashiels lies in the narrow valley of the Gala Water, close to its meeting with the River Tweed, in the heart of the Scottish Borders.
Frequent winner of national floral awards, Hawick is the largest of the Border towns and internationally famous for fine quality knitwear.
The historic royal burgh of Jedburgh is an attractive town 10 miles north of the border with England. A picturesque country town, Kelso lies in a fine setting at the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot. The picturesque town of Melrose is located next to the Eildon Hills and is the birthplace of Rugby Sevens. List View. The Scottish Borders is peppered with handsome market towns, many of which are steeped in time-honoured traditions. Discover the rich textile-making heritage of Hawick and Galashiels, or encounter the historic abbeys in Kelso, Melrose, Jedburgh and Dryburgh.
Explore the coastal community of Eyemouth, while gentle Peebles is a gateway to countless forest adventures. Find more places to visit. Pick from stunning self-catering farmhouses and holiday cottages, welcoming guesthouses and inns, fine country house hotels, a destination spa resort, quality camping and touring sites, quirky glamping, and much more besides. There are accommodation options for every budget and preference in the Scottish Borders! Search accommodation.
Read More. Explore six locations across the beautiful Scottish Borders which have historical links to Mary Queen of Scots! For the content guide to what records are on the site, see Guides A-Z. More information on the site, its contents, and instructions for using it can be found in the ScotlandsPeople Wiki article.
Indexes may be searched for free, and there is a pay per view fee to see the digitized record. Many census records have been indexed by surname. Some indexes cover one parish and will be listed in the Wiki on the parish page and some indexes are for the county as a whole. The Family History Library has county-wide census placename indexes for Berwickshire for Click here for other census indexes available at the library.
For details on information found in statutory registers and other methods of searching them, see Scotland Civil Registration. Here is a list of the historic parishes of the county of Berwick with their parish numbers. Click on the parish name to see information about records. Click here for an outline map of the parishes of Berwickshire.
The Registers of Deeds for Sheriffs' courts contain much valuable information for family history research such as marriage contracts and deeds of 'disposal and settlement' or assignment of property, which both give names and relationships.
The records are deposited at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh and are not indexed. For more information on Scottish poorhouses, go to the Scotland Poor Law page. A description with drawings and photos of the workhouse today along with databases of those living there from the Census are provided on the link above located on the site entitled The Workhouse: The story of an institution Probate records are those which deal with the settlement of the estate of a deceased person.
In Scotland, until , a person could only pass movable property such as household furniture, farm equipment, livestock, money and clothes through a document known as a 'testament. Read more about Scotland Probate Records. Until , the parishes of Berwickshire were under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissariot Court of Lauder CC Probate records for including inventories of goods are indexed online at www. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before , it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library.
To find the microfilm numbers, search in the FamilySearch library catalog for the 'Place' of Berwick then select the county and the subject of 'Probate records.
An index to probate records that covers some of Scotland is available at www. The county town became Duns, after Berwick-upon-Tweed, which gave its name to the county, was permanently lost to England in The regions formed in were the upper tier of a two tier local authority system, and the area which had formed the traditional county of Berwickshire became part of the region of Scottish Borders.
Most regions were divided into a number of district council areas, and Scottish Borders had four of them. Regions and districts disappeared from the scene in a major reorganisation in , being replaced by 32 unitary council areas.
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