Places to see in ( Hawick - UK )
Places to see in ( Hawick - UK )
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. Hawick is 10.0 miles south-west of Jedburgh and 8.9 miles south-southeast of Selkirk.
Hawick is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is distinctive in that it has many sandstone buildings with slate roofs. The town is at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot. Hawick is known for its yearly Common Riding, for its rugby team Hawick Rugby Football Club and for its knitwear industry.
The west end of the town contains the Mote, the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey. In the centre of the High Street is the Scots baronial style town hall, built in 1886, and the east end has an equestrian statue, known as the Horse, erected in 1914. Drumlanrig's Tower, now a museum, dates largely from the mid-16th century. In 2009 another monument the Turning of the Bull (artist, Angela Hunter, Innerleithen, Scotland) was unveiled in Hawick. This monument depicts William Rule turning the wild bull as it was charging King Robert the Bruce, thus saving the king's life and beginning the Scottish Clan of Turnbull. A poem written by John Leyden commemorates this historical event. His arms robust the hardy hunter flung around his bending horns, and upward wrung, with writhing force his neck retorted round, and rolled the panting monster to the ground, crushed, with enormous strength, his bony skull; and courtiers hailed the man who turned the bull.
Companies such as Hawick Cashmere, Hawick Knitwear, Johnstons of Elgin, Lyle & Scott, Peter Scott, Pringle of Scotland, and Scott and Charters, all have had and in many cases still have manufacturing plants in Hawick, producing some of the most luxurious cashmere and merino wool knitwear in the world today. The first knitting machine was brought to Hawick in 1771 by John Hardie, building on an existing carpet manufacturing trade.
Hawick lies in the centre of the valley of the Teviot. The A7 Edinburgh to Carlisle road passes through the town, with main roads also leading to Berwick-upon-Tweed (the A698) and Newcastle upon Tyne (the A6088, which joins the A68 at the Carter Bar, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Hawick). The town of lost its rail service in 1969, when as part of the Beeching Axe the 'Waverley Line' from Carlisle to Edinburgh via Hawick was closed. It was said to be the farthest large town from a railway station in the United Kingdom
Many Hawick residents speak the local dialect of Border Scots which is informally known as Teri Talk. It is similar (but not identical by any means) to the dialects spoken in surrounding towns, especially Jedburgh, Langholm and Selkirk. The Borders Abbeys Way passes through Hawick.
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Teviotside Guest House, Hawick, United Kingdom HD review
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With a 3-star rating from the Scottish Tourist Board, Teviotside Guest House in Hawick provides well-appointed accommodation around 30 minutes’ drive from Kielder Forest and the Northumberland National Park. A 5-minute walk from Hawick town centre, this guest house provides free Wi-Fi.
Each guest room has a flat-screen TV, desk, wardrobe, hairdryer and tea and coffee facilities. All rooms have an en suite shower or bath, a wall mirror and ironing facilities available on request.
A cooked breakfast is served each morning, along with a buffet selection including cereals, tea and coffee. Special dietary requirements can be catered for if advised. The town has a variety of restaurants, takeaways, cafés and pubs within a short walk.
On the River Teviot, Hawick is a 20-minute drive from the majestic 12th-century priory Jedburgh Abbey, and around 30 minutes from the Jedforest Deer & Farm Park. Town centre attractions including the Borders Textile Towerhouse and Hawick Museum are within 10 minutes’ walk of Teviotside Guest House.
The Forgotten Shops of Hawick
In the days before supermarkets and the Internet, Hawick supported a huge variety of shops. This exhibition offers a nostalgic look back at long-forgotten Hawick shops through photographs, memorabilia, and a fascinating collection of billheads from old local businesses.
Toys from the 1960s, bought at Pairkie Aathings, a weel kent local fancy goods shop, are on display as well as ceramic bottles with old shop names, hats by local hat- makers, and printed artefacts including labels from local whisky and beer bottles, many with the Turnbull’s brand name featuring prominently. The Hawick Co-op, which began in 1839 and had shops all over the town, has its own section in the exhibition.
Live Borders Museums and Galleries assistant Shaureen Lammie tells us more about this fascinating new exhibition.
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Hawick
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is 10.0 miles south-west of Jedburgh and 8.9 miles south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is distinctive in that it has many sandstone buildings with slate roofs. The town is at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot. Hawick is known for its yearly Common Riding, for its rugby team Hawick Rugby Football Club and for its knitwear industry.
At the 2001 census Hawick had a resident population of 14,801. By 2011, this had reduced to 14,294.
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Reiver clothing breastplate backsword
The Border Reiver of the Marches of England and Scotland in 1500 - 1670 was in a constant activity of blood feud, raiding, robbing rustling where defence was enhanced by armour and offence made better by the biggest sword. John Sadler, military historian explains the clothing and weapons, see johnsadler.net. This video is from reivers.info
Hawick pay tribute to famous sculptor and soldier
Thousands of poppies have been hung from a statue in Hawick to remember its famous creator. A parade took place through the Border town to commemorate 100 years since the death of sculptor William Beattie.
Teribus
Teribus ye teri odin or teribus an teriodin is popularly believed to have been the war cry of the men of Hawick at the Battle of Flodden and still preserved in the traditions of the town. The full chorus of the Border
ballad Teribus ye teri odin is often sung at festive gatherings, not only in the gallant old border town itself, but in the remotest districts of Canada, the United States and Australia, wherever Hawick men and the natives of the Scottish Border congregated to keep up the remembrance of their
native land, and haunts of their boyhood.
Teribus. Words James Hogg. Trad. Arr. Johnstone. After the disastrous Scots defeat at Flodden Field in 1514. the youths and some old men of Hawick headed a division of the English off at Hornshole, North of the Town, “Routed them and took their colours!”. The event is still celebrated annually in the local “Common—Riding” festival in June. The original flag is in Hawick town Museum.
Military Parade in Hawick, July 1914
Rare footage of a military parade en-route to Stobs Camp, near Hawick in Scotland, recorded on Monday 27th July, 1914.
There is an interesting back story to this. Sergeant J. L. Dewar, of the 4th Royal Scots, was paraded through the town having won a competition in London, just one day earlier, to be crowned the King's Marksman. There was also clear motive - to encourage more volunteers to enlist in the war effort.
Thousands of Teries lined North Bridge Street, Central Square, the High Street and Tower Knowe to show their support for soldiers of the 4th/5th Royal Scots (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles), local Yeomanry (volunteer cavalry regiments) and other soldiers of the Territorial Forces (forerunners of the TA). The footage goes on to show a boxing match, Scottish country dancing, log-chopping, semaphore practice, an inspection of Hawick Scouts and the Cameronians at Stobs Military Camp.
The King's Prize consisted of a competition between 30 of the best rifle marksmen in the British Empire, from countries as far afield as Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Scores were awarded for shooting targets from 1,000 yards or less, over several days, at the National Shooting Center in Bisley, Surrey. 37-year-old Sergeant Dewar was a more than able shot, winning the Caledonian Shield in Edinburgh earlier that year. Before enlisting Dewar had been a 'traveler in woolen goods' and lived in Glasgow.
Dewar's main rival for the honorary title was Private A.G. Fulton of the Queen's Westminster Guards. His father had been a previous winners of the King's Prize. Dewar scored an aggregate of 309 points to secure a gold medal and badge and £250 in prize money - the equivalent of £25,000 today! Following his victory, he was 'chaired' or hoisted by friends and admirers around the parade ground.
Sergeant Dewar went on to serve in Gallipoli as a sniper. The 4th/5th Royal Scots completed their training at Stobs Camp. The 4th Royal Scots were mobilised in Edinburgh just a few weeks after this video was shot, and were assigned to the 52nd (Lowland) Division. They fought at the Battle of Gallipoli before being moved to Egypt in 1916 - serving in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. They were sent to France in April 1918 for the Second Battle of the Somme, and remained there until the end of the War.
The 5th Royal Scots mobilised in Edinburgh in August 1914, and were assigned to the 29th Division. They fought at the Battle of Gallipoli, and were then moved to France via Egypt, seeing action on the first day on the Somme. After being amalgamated with other depleted battalions in July 1916, they spent the remainder of War on the Western Front.
Credit: Imperial War Museum (Film Archive)
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Places to see in ( Eyemouth - UK )
Places to see in ( Eyemouth - UK )
Eyemouth is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is 2 miles east of the main north-south A1 road and just 8 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Eyemouth is very nearly due east of Glasgow. In fact Eyemouth's latitude is 55.8691°N, whilst Glasgow's is 55.8642°N, so Eyemouth is about 600 yards further north.
The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and picturesque harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town include Gunsgreen House and a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and well-suited to the smuggling tradition of old.
Eyemouth is not far from the small villages of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham and Burnmouth. The coast offers opportunities for birdwatching, walking, fishing and diving. Accommodation includes several hotels, B&Bs and a holiday park. The geology of the area shows evidence of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface of the earth had changed dramatically over the ages.
Other places of interest nearby include the fortifications of Berwick-upon-Tweed also designed by Sir Richard Lee, and its military museum, Paxton House, the Union Bridge and the Chain Bridge Honey Farm, and scores of quiet country roads skirting the Cheviot Hills, frequently snow-capped in winter. Many visitors pause on their journey on the A1 to photograph their arrival in Scotland or their departure to England at the border crossing. Though the border has significance to many visitors, most local people think of themselves as 'Borderers' rather than as Scots or English. Nearby the border is a nature trail through the mysteriously named 'Conundrum' Farm. Typical Border towns and villages, such as Kelso, Grantshouse, Abbey St Bathans, Cove, Cockburnspath (pronounced 'coburnspath' or 'copath' by locals), Cornhill, Wooler, Morpeth, Alnmouth and Alnwick are all within easy reach for day trips from Eyemouth. Near Chirnside stood Ninewells House, since demolished, where David Hume, whom many regard as foremost among the philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment, if not the greatest of all time, spent much of his life.
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Hawick & Whitchester Christian Retreat
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1. CASTLE RISING, NORFOLK 52°47'34.44N 0°28'8.19E
2. HAM HOUSE & GARDEN, HAM 51°26'40.23N 0°18'51.04W
3. CASTLE LLANGOED, BRECON 52° 3'6.50N 3°17'5.31W
4. KEW PALACE, BRENTFORD 51°29'1.84N 0°17'42.34W
5. TURTON TOWER, BOLTON 53°37'58.06N 2°24'32.08W
6. CASTLE DURHAM, DURHAM 54°46'31.39N 1°34'33.70W
7. BOWES MUSEUM, BARNARD CASTLE 54°32'31.27N 1°54'55.96W
8. HERMITAGE CASTLE, HAWICK 55°15'21.67N 2°47'35.84W
9. SMAILHOLM TOWER, KELSO 55°36'15.39N 2°34'34.18W
10. CASTLE ROCHESTER, KENT 51°23'21.51N 0°30'4.86E
11. HEVER CASTLE, KENT 51°11'13.06N 0° 6'50.17E
12. CASTLE STOKESAY, SHROPSHIRE 52°25'49.11N 2°49'52.32W
13. CASTLE HARLECH, WALES 52°51'35.73N 4° 6'33.01W
14. SEALAND, SUFFOLK 51°53'39.83N 1°28'56.93E
15. CASTLE RESTORMEL, CORNWALL 50°25'18.36N 4°40'13.42W
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Wilton Lodge Park - Adventure Play Park
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