Ashiestiel
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | GALASHIELS | ||
| ZIP code section | TD1 | ||
| prefix | 01896 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | ||
Ashiestiel is a village in the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Selkirkshire . It is located around five kilometers southwest of Galashiels and 18 kilometers southeast of Peebles on the right bank of the Tweed . The 402 m high Ashiestiel Hill rises directly to the southwest .
history
In 1588, the lands of Echesteile were owned by Thomas Ker of Ferniehurst . Around 1660 the nucleus of today's Villa Ashiestiel House was built. Between 1804 and 1812 the writer Walter Scott lived in Ashiestiel House. In the 1900s, the Peel House on the southwestern edge of Ashiestiel was built . In the meantime it housed a hospital.
traffic
Between Galashiels and Hamilton extending A72 extends at the opposite Tweed-shore. It joins the A707 coming from Selkirk . A road branching off from the A707 leads over the Ashiestiel Bridge , built in 1848, to Ashiestiel. In 1864 the Peebles Railway was established on the left bank of the Tweed . The nearest train station was in Clovenfords about 1.5 km northeast. When the line was closed in February 1962, the station was closed.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Ashistiel House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Peel House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on the Peebles Railway
