Population 198 (2001) OS grid reference NT405055 Country Scotland Local time Thursday 3:13 AM Council area Scottish Borders | Language English
Southern Scots Civil parish Teviothead Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01450 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 96% Humidity Scottish parliament Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire UK parliament constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Lieutenancy areas Scottish Borders, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale | ||
Teviothead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Tìobhiot) is a small village and civil parish in Teviotdale in the Scottish Borders, known locally as Teviotheid. It is located south of the River Teviot.
Map of Teviothead, Hawick, UK
The Border hero Johnnie Armstrong and his men were taken prisoner and executed here in 1530, by King James V . A fine memorial stone exists in the churchyard, and a marker in the adjacent field, shows the traditional site of the grave. Tom Jenkins, Britain's first black schoolmaster taught at the Smithy, now occupied by the Johnnie Armstrong Gallery, from 1814 to 1818.
The poet Henry Scott Riddell died in Teviotdale and Scottish motorcycle road racer Steve Hislop died in a helicopter crash on to nearby hillside moorland in the Teviot valley during 2003.
References
Teviothead Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA