Addinston

Addinston
Addinston Location within the Scottish Borders
OS grid reference	NT5253
Council area	Scottish Borders
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
List of places UK Scotland 55°46′N2°46′W / 55.76°N 02.76°W / 55.76; -02.76

Addinston is a farming village, off the A697, close to the Carfraemill roundabout, with two hill forts and settlements, in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.

The Cleekhimin Burn joins the Leader Water, or River Leader, at Wiselawmill.

Places nearby include Allanshaws, Borthwick Hall, Fountainhall, the Heriot Water, Killochyett, Lauder, Oxton and Stow

See also

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

References

• Thomson, A (1902), 'Lauder and Lauderdale', Galashiels.
• Gunn, G (1897), 'Report of the meetings of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club for 1894, Addinstone and Longcroft'.

External links

• RCAHMS/CANMORE entry on Addinston
• RCAHMS record of West Addinston Hill
• The Megalithic Portal
• Geograph image of Addinston hillfort