Gattonside
Gattonside is a small village in the Scottish Borders. It is located 1 kilometre north of Melrose, on the north side of the River Tweed. In 1143, the lands of Gattonside were granted to the monks of Melrose Abbey by David I of Scotland.Photo: MH032, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harmony Garden and Greenyards.
Harmony Garden
Garden
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
Greenyards
Recreation area
The Greenyards is a sports ground in Melrose, Scottish Borders. It has been the home of Melrose RFC for rugby union matches and the annual Melrose Sevens tournament.
Commendator’s House, Melrose Abbey
Museum
Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Commendator’s House, Melrose Abbey is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melrose and Darnick.
Melrose
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY 3.0.
Melrose is a town in the Borders Region of southern Scotland, with a population of 2,510 in 2016. It's nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, and service town for the Borders General Hospital.
Darnick
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Darnick is a village near Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. The name was first recorded in 1124, and has changed from Dernewic, Dernwick and Darnwick to the present Darnick.
Newstead
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newstead is a village in the Scottish Borders, about 1+1⁄4 miles east of Melrose. It has a population of approximately 260, according to the 2001 census.
Gattonside
- Type: Village with 381 residents
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.60677° or 55° 36′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.72745° or 2° 43′ 39″ westPopulation
381Elevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C7VJ74F+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 458894091OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2648768Wikidata ID
Q5527525
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Gattonside” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gattonside”
- Chinese: “加頓賽德”
- Dutch: “Gattonside”
- French: “Gattonside”
- Japanese: “ガットンサイド”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Castle Field and Friarshaugh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbotsmeadow House and The Triangle.
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