Scottish Border Towns

[TheDoctor]

The region known as Scottish Borders; it's unlikely many in our "esteemed and equal alliance"* realise there is actually a region called this.

*or whatever the horseshite the unionists spouted was

I know - I was being deliberately obtuse.
I've actually been to both Berwick and Carlisle. Carlisle was perhaps not at its best in drizzly mid February, so it deserves another chance. Possibly via the Settle - Carlisle line.

 

[srw]

The region known as Scottish Borders; it's unlikely many in our "esteemed and equal alliance"* realise there is actually a region called this.

Geographically and historically the Scottish Borders is a region covering the bit of country near to the current boundary between us and our perfidious northern relatives. The "Scottish Borders" unitary authority (not "Region") dates from 1996.

 

[Drago]

Corby.

 

[HertzvanRental]

Hawick, Kelso, Gala

I would go with these- not from geography but rugby clubs!! ( Thank you, Bill McLaren!)

 

[annedonnelly]

[QUOTE 4501067, member: 9609"]Without looking at maps, what are the first two or three places that spring to your mind if you think about the Scottish Borders.

Nothing more to this question than I was just discussing this with friends today and we all had very different opinions of what towns would be widely heard of.[/QUOTE]
Jedburgh, Kelso, Coldstream, Berwick

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Dumfries, Kelso, Peebles

Lockerby, Ecclefechan, Loch Maben

Roxborough, Hawick, Melrose

Wanlockhead, Newton Stewart, Moffat

Just off the top of my head

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I would go with these- not from geography but rugby clubs!! ( Thank you, Bill McLaren!)

My knowledge of Borders towns, before I moved here, came form watching rugby highlights on the BBC many moons ago - it would be brilliant to get back Scottish Club rugby highlights on the TV.

 

[AndyRM]

Yair and Selkirk.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Gretna. I can't think of another so can i say Queen of the South FC?

 

[snorri]

Peebles and Melrose came first to mind.

 

[Jimidh]

Kelso Coldstream Gordon

 

[Mr Celine]

Tweedbank, Darnick, Melrose, Bowden, Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk, Selkirk.

Those are the places I went through on my after work 33 mile loop this afternoon.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Dumfries, Lockerbie and Hawick

Considering a certain Pan Am '747 crashed there a few years back, I am surprised more people haven't said Lockerbie.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Dumfries, Lockerbie and Hawick

Considering a certain Pan Am '747 crashed there a few years back, I am surprised more people haven't said Lockerbie.

Considering that it's not in Scottish Borders...
Nor is Dumfries.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Lockerbie.

Oooops. When I typed Lockerby I meant Lockerbie. My excuse is that it's been a while. My parents were married in Lockerbie some decades ago.