List of public art in the Scottish Borders

Map of Scotland with the Scottish Borders council area highlighted

This is a list of public art in Scottish Borders , one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and, to the south, the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Burnmouth

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Widow and Bairns	The Harbour, Burnmouth	2007	Jill Watson	Sculpture	Bronze				Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster [1] [2]

Coldstream

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Monument to Charles Albany Marjoribanks	Tweed Terrace, Coldstream	1832	Mr Currie of Darnick	Statue on Doric column	Stone		Category B	Q17848761	[3]
	War memorial	High Street, Coldstream	1923	Sir George Washington Browne	Cenotaph with wall and plaques	Stone and bronze				[4]
More images	Coldstream Guards Monument	Henderson Park, Coldstream	1968		Inscribed monolith	Stone				[5]

Cove

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Widow and Bairns	Cove	2007	Jill Watson	Sculpture	Bronze				Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster [1] [2]

Duns

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Mercat cross	Market Square, Duns	c. 1792		Column on pedestal	Sandstone		Category B		[6]
	War memorial	Public Park, Duns	c. 1920s		Obelisk	Stone				[7]
	Polish war memorial	Duns	1981		Cross on pillar and base	Polished granite				[8]
	Wojtek the Bear	Market Square, Duns	2016		Sculpture	Fibreglass				[9] [10]

Earlston

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	Station Road, Earlston	1921	Thomas J Clapperton	Celtic cross on monolith with plaques	Granite and bronze	4.5m high			[11]

Eyemouth

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	1881 Eyemouth Disaster Memorial	Cemetery Gardens, Eyemouth			Pillar and pedestal	Stone
	Willie Spears, (1812–1885)	Market Square, Eyemouth	c. 2006		Statue	Bronze
	Widows and Bairns	Eyemouth	2007	Jill Watson	Sculpture	Bronze	5m long, 1.2m high			Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster [1] [2]

Galashiels

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Robert Burns	Galashiels	1912	Francis William Doyle Jones	Bust on pedestal	Bronze and granite		Category C	Q56633763	[12]
	War memorial	Burgh Chambers, Cornmill Square, Galashiels	1924	Robert Lorimer (architect)	Relief sculpture and plaques	Stone and bronze		Category B	Q17853842	Figure of Angel of Peace carved by David Sutherland [13] [14]
More images	Border Reivers	Cornmill Square, Galashiels	1925	Thomas J Clapperton	Equestrian statue on pedestal and steps	Bronze and stone		Category B	Q17853847	[15]
More images	Walter Scott	Cornmill Square, Galashiels	1932	Thomas J Clapperton	Bust on pedestal with plaque	Bronze and granite		Category C	Q56633764	[16]

Hawick

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Boer War memorial	Walton Lodge Park, Hawick	1903	William Birnie Rhind	Statue on pedestal	Stone		Category C	Q77781150	JN Scott and A Lorne Campbell, architects [17] [18]
	The Horse, 1514 Memorial	High Street, Hawick	1914	William Francis Beattie	Equestrian statue on pedestal	Bronze and stone		Category A	Q17571529	[19] [20]
More images	War memorial	Walton Lodge Park, Hawick	1921	James B Dunn and Alexander Leslie, sculptor	Cenotaph with statue	Stone and bronze	6.5m high	Category C	Q77781163	[17] [21]
More images	Jimmie Guthrie	Walton Lodge Park, Hawick	1939	Thomas J Clapperton	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and stone				[22]
	James Thomson	Thomson Bridge, Hawick	2006	Bill Landles	Sculpture on pedestal	Bronze and stone				[23]

Jedburgh

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	War memorial	The Ramparts, Jedburgh	1921	James B Dunn	Cenotaph on platform	Sandstone		Category B	Q17837025	[24] [25]
	James Hutton's Unconformity	Lothian Park, Jedburgh		Max Nowell	Sculpture	Stone

Kelso

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	War memorial	Abbey Grounds, Kelso	1921	Robert Lorimer	Cross on platform with statue in niche	Stone		Category B	Q17844315	Statue of St George by Pilkington Jackson [26] [27]

Melrose

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	Melrose	1921		Cross on pedestal	Stone			Q17844315	[28]

Minto

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	Parish Church, Minto	1925	Thomas J Clapperton	Statue on pedestal with plaques	Bronze and stone		Category B	Q17844315	[29] [30]

Peebles

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	War memorial	Chambers Institute, Peebles	1922	BNH Orphoot	Domed canopy over plaques and cross	Sandstone		Category B	Q17845269	[31] [32]

St. Abbs

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Widow and Bairns	Coldingham Road, St Abbs	2007	Jill Watson	Sculpture	Bronze				Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster [1] [2]

Selkirk

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Sir Walter Scott	Market Place, Selkirk	1839	Alexander Handyside Ritchie	Statue on tiered pedestal	Stone		Category B	Q17846770	[33]
More images	Mungo Park	High Street, Selkirk	1859, plaques 1905	Andrew Currie and Thomas J Clapperton	Statue on pedestal with plaques & supporting figures	Stone and bronze		Category B	Q17846790	[34]
More images	Battle of Flodden	High Street, Selkirk	1913	Thomas J Clapperton	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and granite		Category B	Q17846815	Statue depicts Fletcher, the only Selkirk man known to have survived the battle of Flodden in September 1513. [35] [36]
	War memorial	Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk	1922	Robert Lorimer	Pillar on platform with plaques and statues	Stone and bronze		Category A	Q17567896	Plaques by Thomas J Clapperton [37] [38]
	J. B. Selkirk (James Buchan Brown)	Selkirk	1931	Thomas J Clapperton	Plaque	Bronze		Category C	Q77771284	[39]

References

1. "Sculpture unveiled to mark the Eyemouth fishing disaster". The Herald. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
2. Anthony McIntosh (8 September 2017). "Mapping cultural memory through public monuments". Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Tweed Terrace, Monument to Charles Marjoriebanks MP (Category B Listed Building LB23121)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
4. "War Memorials Register:Coldstream". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
5. "War Memorials Register: Coldstream Guards - Freedom of the Burgh". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
6. Historic Environment Scotland. "Mercat Cross, Market Square (Category B Listed Building LB26516)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
7. "War Memorials Register: Duns". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
8. "War Memorials Register: Poles of 1st and 2nd Armoured Regiments". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
9. "Statue of Polish 'Soldier Bear' to be unveiled in Duns". BBC News. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
10. "War Memorials Register: Wojtek the Bear - Duns Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
11. "War Memorials Register: Earlston". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
12. Historic Environment Scotland. "Lawyer's Brae, Bust of Robert Burns (Category C Listed Building LB31979)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
13. Historic Environment Scotland. "Albert Place, Burgh Chambers and Clock Tower, including War Memorials, Ballustrading and Steps (Category B Listed Building LB31977)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
14. "War Memorials Register: Galashiels". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
15. Historic Environment Scotland. "Cornmill Square, Equestrian statue of a Border Reiver (Category B Listed Building LB31978)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
16. Historic Environment Scotland. "Cornmill Square, Monument to Sir Walter Scott (Category C Listed Building LB31980)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
17. Historic Environment Scotland. "Wilton Park, Gate Lodge, Gatepiers and structures including War Memorial, Boer War Memorial, Henderson Shelter, The Fountain and Macnee Fountain (Category C Listed Building LB51244)" . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
18. "War Memorials Register: Hawick Boer War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
19. "Hawick, High Street, Equestrian Statue". CANMORE. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
20. Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street, The Horse (Category A Listed Building LB34645)" . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
21. "War Memorials Register: Hawick". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
22. "Jimmie Guthrie (1897–1937)". Art UK . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
23. "In pictures: James Thomson statue". BBC News. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
24. Historic Environment Scotland. "Abbey Bridge End, The Rampart, War Memorial with Balustrades, Steps and Walls (Category B Listed Building LB35454)" . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
25. "War Memorials Register: Jedburgh". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
26. Historic Environment Scotland. "Bridge Street, War Memorial (Category B Listed Building LB35736)" . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
27. "War Memorials Register: Kelso". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
28. "War Memorials Register: Melrose Parish - Including Lieutenant Colonel AFD Hamilton VC". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
29. Historic Environment Scotland. "Minto War Memorial (Category B Listed Building LB51163)" . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
30. "War Memorials Register: Minto". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
31. "War Memorials Register: County of Peebles". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
32. Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street, Chambers Institution, War Memorial (Category B Listed Building LB39181)" . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
33. Historic Environment Scotland. "Market Place, Sir Walter Scott Memorial (Category B Listed Building LB40571)" . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
34. Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street and Back Row, Mungo Park (monument) (Category B Listed Building LB40573)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
35. Historic Environment Scotland. "Scotts Place, Flodden Monument, Fletcher (Category B Listed Building LB40574)" . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
36. "War Memorials Register: Battle of Flodden". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
37. Historic Environment Scotland. "Ettrick Terrace, War Memorial (Category A Listed Building LB40581)" . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
38. "War Memorials Register: Selkirk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
39. Historic Environment Scotland. "Scotts Place, Plaque to JB Selkirk (James Brown) (Category C Listed Building LB43810)" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.