Grantshouse
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Grantshouse Scottish Gaelic Taigh a 'Ghranndaich |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 53 ′ N , 2 ° 18 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | DUNS | ||
| ZIP code section | TD11 | ||
| prefix | 01361 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
Grantshouse , Gaelic : Taigh a 'Ghranndaich , is a village in the northeast of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is located about ten kilometers north of Duns and twelve kilometers west of Eyemouth on the left bank of Eye Water .
history
It was the Homes of Renton that built the mansion Renton House on the western edge of Grantshouse in the early 18th century . A sundial shows the year of construction 1715, which could roughly correspond to the year of construction of Renton House.
In Granthouse there is a church belonging to the Presbyterian Church of Scotland .
In the course of the 1961 census survey, Grantshouse counted 135 inhabitants.
traffic
Grant House is just off the from London to Edinburgh 's leading A1 . Furthermore flows from Earlston coming A6112 in Grant House into the A1.
The village is on what is now the East Coast Main Line . The line was built in the 19th century as a section of the North British Railway . Although the line is still in operation, Grantshouse station, which was set up in the mid-19th century, has since been closed. The station building was demolished.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Granthouse Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information on the North British Railway
