Ashiestiel

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Ashiestiel
Selkirkshire

Ashiestiel Farm
Location
Grid reference: NT426355
Location: 55°36’0"N, 2°55’12"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders
Parliamentary
constituency:
Berwickshire,
Roxburgh and Selkirk

Ashiestiel is a village in Selkirkshire, in the Parish of Caddonfoot, on the south side of the River Tweed, four miles east of Innerleithen.

The original name of this village in the Royal Ettrick Forest was "Echesteile" in 1456. In a later age, it was the home of Sir Walter Scott from 1804 to 1812 when he moved to Abbotsford.

Ashiestiel Hill rises to 1,319 feet.

Peel House, Ashiestiel
The summit of Ashiestiel Hill
Ashiestiel Bridge at Clovenfords
Ashiestiel Bridge

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