Kirkton, Scottish Borders Explained

Kirkton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A6088, near Hawick. Grid Ref. NT5413.

It is a former parish, amalgamated into the parish of Cavers in 1895.^[1]

Places nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk, Wilton Dean and the Wauchope Forest.

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

External links

• RCAHMS record for Kirkton Schoolhouse
• RCAHMS record for Axehead (Stone), Carved Stone Ball
• Geograph image 508088: Border farmland near Kirkton

55.4166°N -2.7291°W

Notes and References

1. Edinburgh Gazette (official journal of the government), 5/3/1895 p. 295; and 18/12/1894 pp. 1449-1450