Kirkton, Scottish Borders

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Kirkton Church, near Hawick

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

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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.

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References

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

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