Heriot
Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon. The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographical area of around 50 square miles, most of which is moorland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Heriot, Scottish Borders”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Middleton and Borthwick.
North Middleton
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Middleton is a village in the civil parish of Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Outlying hamlets include Borthwick and Middleton. North Middleton is situated 4½ miles northwest of Heriot.
Borthwick
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton. Borthwick is situated 4½ miles north of Heriot.
Crichton
Village
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Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'. Crichton is situated 6 miles north of Heriot.
Heriot
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.76479° or 55° 45′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.96874° or 2° 58′ 8″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB HRIOpen location code
9C7VQ27J+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 67216084OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2647069Wikidata ID
Q5738573
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Heriot” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Heriot”
- Dutch: “Heriot”
- French: “Heriot”
- Japanese: “ヘリオット”
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