Greenhead

Greenhead is a hamlet in , . Greenhead is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selkirk transmitting station and Victoria Halls.

The is a telecommunications facility located next to Loch, near in the . It includes a 229.1 metres high , surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres.

Town hall
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town hall.

Museum
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindean and Selkirk.

Village
is a village north of and the Ettrick Water, in the area of . In 1590 the parishioners of had permission to rebuild their church on the north side of the Tweed, at the west end of , nearer to their houses, and a coble boat was to be provided to ferry the dead over the Tweed if required.

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in the , with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the area of , on the B7060, south of . It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed. is situated 2½ miles north of Greenhead.

Greenhead

Latitude
55.55597° or 55° 33′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.80788° or 2° 48′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C7VH54R+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2546374142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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