Boleside
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Glenmayne House, Galashiels and Netherdale.
Glenmayne House, Galashiels
Building
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Glenmayne House, Galashiels is a building.
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.
Old Gala House
Museum
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Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. Old Gala House is situated 1½ miles north of Boleside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindean and Tweedbank.
Lindean
Village
Lindean is a village north of Selkirk and the Ettrick Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. In 1590 the parishioners of Lindean had permission to rebuild their church on the north side of the Tweed, at the west end of Boleside, nearer to their houses, and a coble boat was to be provided to ferry the dead over the Tweed if required.
Tweedbank
Village
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Tweedbank is a large village south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101. Tweedbank is situated 1½ miles northeast of 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
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59127° or 55° 35′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.80096° or 2° 48′ 3″ westElevation
420 feet (128 metres)Open location code
9C7VH5RX+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2542915243OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Boleside” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Boleside”
- Dutch: “Boleside”
- French: “Boleside”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Faldonside Stables and Faldonside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dryburn Plantation and Touting Birks Hill.
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