Garvald, Scottish Borders

55°45′06″N 3°01′42″W / 55.75167°N 3.02833°W / 55.75167; -3.02833

Garvald, Scottish Borders is located in Scotland
Garvald, Scottish Borders
Map showing the location of Garvald within Scotland.

Garvald (Scots: Garvit[1] Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Allt, meaning the "rough burn") is a hamlet on the B7007, near Dewar, by the Dewar Burn, in the Moorfoot Hills, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire.

Places nearby include Borthwick Hall, Heriot, the Leithen Water, Peatrig Hill, and Peebles.

This Garvald lends its name to a charity which works with disabled people.[2].

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References

  1. ↑ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ↑ https://www.garvaldedinburgh.org.uk/about
  • Barrowman, C (1997) 'Garvald Burn (Linton parish), chert scatter'.
  • Barrowman, C (2000), 'Garvald Burn, Scottish Borders (Garvald parish), late Mesolithic chert scatter and knapping floor'.
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