Southdean

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Southdean
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A6088 road through Southdean
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Southdean
Location within the Scottish Borders
Language English
Southern Scots
OS grid reference NT631092
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HAWICK
Postcode district TD9
Dialling code 01450
Police Scotland
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55°22′34″N2°35′01″W / 55.3761°N 2.5835°W / 55.3761; -2.5835

Southdean is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A6088, by the Jed Water and in the Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk and the Swinnie Forest.

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Ruins which can be seen nearby include the remains of Southdean Old Parish Church, the remains of Dykeraw Tower, and the remains of Slack's Tower.

James Telfer (1802 - 1862) was born in Southdean, and he became a teacher. He wrote ballads about farming life. [1]

References

  1. MacKenzie, Raymond N. (23 September 2004), "Telfer, James (1800–1862), poet and novelist" , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27106, ISBN   978-0-19-861412-8 , retrieved 29 April 2025

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