Hume
Hume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies 7 miles from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Stichill, Lambden, Nenthorn, Ednam, Birgham and Gordon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hume, Scottish Borders”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hume Castle and Stichill Kirk.
Hume Castle
Scenic viewpoint
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Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
Stichill Kirk
Church
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stichill Kirk is an ancient church situated in the village of Stichill in the old county of Roxburghshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council in Scotland. Stichill Kirk is situated 2 miles south of Hume.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stichill and Greenlaw.
Stichill
Village
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Stichill is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the Scottish Borders. Situated 2 miles north of the Burgh of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water and 5 miles from the English Border at Coldstream. Stichill is situated 2 miles south of Hume.
Greenlaw
Village
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Greenlaw is a town and civil parish situated in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills on Blackadder Water at the junction of the A697 and the A6105 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 661. Greenlaw is situated 3 miles north of Hume.
Ednam
Village
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle. Ednam is situated 3½ miles southeast of Hume.
Hume
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.66557° or 55° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.47139° or 2° 28′ 17″ westElevation
669 feet (204 metres)Open location code
9C7VMG8H+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 1617975134OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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