Southdean
| Southdean | |
| Roxburghshire | |
|---|---|
 A6088 road through Southdean | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT631092 |
| Location: | 55°22’34"N, 2°35’1"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 292 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hawick |
| Postcode: | TD9 |
| Dialling code: | 01450 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scottish Borders |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
Southdean is a hamlet and parish in Roxburghshire, situated on the A6088 road, by the Rule Water and in the Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk and the Swinnie Forest. The parish extends to the border with Northumberland int he Cheviot Hills.
Ruins which can bee seen nearby include the remains of Southdean Old Parish Church, the remains of Dykeraw Tower, and the remains of Slack's Tower.
James Telfer (1802 - 1862) was born in Southdean, and wrote ballads about farming life, typically with a zoological slant.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Scottish Borders Southdean) |
- RCAHMS record for Southdean Parish (a.k.a. Charteris P.)
- Forestry Commission / Southdean Community Council consultation
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Southdean
- GENUKI entry for Southdean
- Streetmap of Southdean and Wauchope Forest
- GEOGRAPH image: Wauchope Forest near Southdean
- Parish of Hobkirk and Southdean with Ruberslaw
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