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• Dumfriesshire
  ...west; [[Lanarkshire]], [[Peeblesshire]] and [[Selkirkshire]] to the north; and [[Roxburghshire]] to the east. The coast of the [[Solway Firth]] forms its ...its physical geography; [[Annandale]], [[Eskdale, Dumfriesshire|Eskdale]] and [[Nithsdale]], the latter of which also forms the border with [[Kirkcudbrig
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• East Lothian
  ...of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the south coast of the [[Firth of Forth]] and the [[North Sea]]. ...outh-east is [[Berwickshire]]. The shire has a detached part in Midlothian in the vicinity of [[Fala]].
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• Lanarkshire
  ...ds. It is [[Scotland]]'s most populous county, for the City of [[Glasgow]] and its eastern suburbs fill its northern parts. ...tward to [[Glasgow]], all in Lanarkshire, after which it leaves the county and widens into the [[Firth of Clyde]].
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• Midlothian
  |picture caption=Edinburgh and Arthur's Seat ...dom|shire]] on the south coast of the [[Firth of Forth]]. Its county town and dominating presence is [[Edinburgh]], from which it takes its alternative n
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• Peeblesshire
  |name=Peeblesshire |map image=Peeblesshire Brit Isles Sect 2.svg
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• Selkirkshire
  ...north, [[Berwickshire]] to the north-east, [[Roxburghshire]] to the east, and [[Dumfriesshire]] to the south. It takes its name from its [[county town]], ...country, a green landscape, well wooded and well grazed on the open slopes and valleys. The chief landowner (once holding third of the shire) is the Duke
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• County flowers
  ...e United Kingdom after competitions run by PlantLife, a charity, beginning in 2002. ...ommemorate the Queen's Jubilee in 2002 by putting wild flowers on the map, and launched a campaign to ask every county to choose its own wild flower emble
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• Middle Shires
  ...ng of Scotland and England which before his time were the Scottish Marches and the English Marches; the lawless borderlands. The term "the Middle Shires" ...he two Kingdoms ran through these lands even after the Union of the Crowns in King James's person until the union of the two kingdoms themselves on 1 May
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• Broad Law
  |county=Peeblesshire ...y ten feet lower than Merrick. Broad Law is the highest hill for 30 miles in all directions.
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• Tweedsmuir
  ...miles and incorporates settlements at Hearthstane, Cockiland, [[Menzion]], and Oliver. It is situated eight miles from the source of the [[River Tweed]]. ==Landmarks and features==
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• Traquair
  '''Traquair''' is a small village and parish in [[Peeblesshire]]. The village is situated on the B709 road two miles south of [[Innerleith ...surrounded by the great [[Ettrick Forest]] and is surrounded by many hills in excess of 1,500 ft. The area was renowned for the rearing of Cheviot sheep.
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• Drumelzier
  ...r''' is a village and parish in [[Peeblesshire]]. It lies on the B712 road in the [[River Tweed|Tweed Valley]]. ...a tributary of the [[River Tweed]]. Stobo Castle hotel and health spa are in the area, as is Dawyck Botanic Garden, one of three "Regional Gardens" of t
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• Eddleston
  ...eblesshire]]. It lies four miles north of the [[county town]], [[Peebles]] and nine miles south of [[Penicuik]] on the A703 road, which passes through the ...ier name of Black Barony), in the village, dates back to the 16th century, and was the property of the Murray Baronets, as was nearby Cringletie, which is
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• Southern Upland Way
  ...hern upland way.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The start of the Southern Upland Way in Portpatrick]] ...he length of the [[Southern Uplands]] and [[Lammermuir]]. The trail opened in 1984.
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• Pentland Hills
  ...kshire and upper [[River Clyde|Clydesdale]]. The range is around 20 miles in length. ...he hills, including the [[Water of Leith]], which flows through Edinburgh, and the [[River Esk, West Lothian|North Esk]].
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• Heriot
  ...cars and Dewar Hill. The parish also includes Broomieknowe, Fala Hill Inn, and Robertson. ...ackhope, Hope, and Dewar Burns, which all three have their source near the Peeblesshire border, Heriot Water winds 4¾ miles east-north-eastward through the interi
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• Lowlands
  ...al to all those parts of Scotland which are not within the [[Highlands]]. In the Gaelic language of the Highlands, the Lowlands are called ''a' Ghalldac ...so low-lying geographically and also culturally one with the Lowlands, but in some contexts these lands find themselves grouped together with the Highlan
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• Culter
  .../ref> It lies approximately three miles south of [[Biggar]]. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - " a safe place for cow ...rby. Coulter Village at Culter House is on the watershed between the Clyde and the [[River Tweed|Tweed]].
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• Dolphinton
  ...11 miles north-east of [[Carstairs]], 10 miles south-west of [[Leadburn]] and 27 miles south-west of [[Edinburgh]], on the A702 road. The easternmost poi ...o Dolfine, elder brother of the first Earl of Dunbar. The estate was owned in various forms by the Brown family from the sixteenth till the nineteenth ce
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• Walston
  ...the numerous springs here, of which one became celebrated for its efficacy in the cure of cutaneous diseases. ...hinton, Walston and Biggar in Lanarkshire and [[Kirkurd]] and [[Skirling]] in Peebleshire.
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