Gala Water
The Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Galashiels television relay station and Netherdale.
Galashiels television relay station
Tower
The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to Lindean Loch, near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. It includes a 229.1 metres high guyed steel lattice mast, surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres.
Netherdale
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Netherdale is a sports complex in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, consisting of two adjacent stadiums used for rugby union and football. The rugby ground is the home of Gala RFC and was formerly used by the professional Border Reivers team.
Galashiels railway station
Railway station
Galashiels is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 33 miles 22 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Galashiels in Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galashiels and Boleside.
Galashiels
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Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.
Boleside
Hamlet
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Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed. Boleside is situated 2 miles south of Gala Water.
Darnick
Village
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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. Darnick is situated 2 miles southeast of Gala Water.
Gala Water
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Tweed
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gala Water” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gala Water”
- Dutch: “Gala”
- German: “Gala Water”
- Japanese: “ガラ・ウォーター”
- Swedish: “Gala Water”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Langlee and Netherdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wester Hill and Galavale House.
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