Rule Water
The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot. The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fatlips Castle and Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm.
Fatlips Castle
Castle
Photo: Steelecf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedrule and Denholm.
Bedrule
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedrule is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The hamlet lies on the east side of the Rule Water, which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of Jedburgh.
Denholm
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. The estimated population of Denholm is 600. There is a village green in the centre.
Lanton
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698.
Rule Water
- Type: River
- Description: river in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Teviot
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.47632° or 55° 28′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.64893° or 2° 38′ 56″ westElevation
262 feet (80 metres)Open location code
9C7VF9G2+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 208924780OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
2638975Wikidata ID
Q7378934
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Rule Water” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rule Water”
- Cebuano: “Rule Water”
- Swedish: “Rule Water”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spittal on Rule and Newton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Teviot and Rule Water.
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