Southdean

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Southdean
Roxburghshire
The road leading down to Southdean Farm - geograph.org.uk - 3071486.jpg
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 in the 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.

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