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History of Liddesdale and Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders

This wiki is devoted to recording the history of Liddesdale, a valley in the south of Scotland. Liddesdale's main village, Newcastleton, known locally as Copshawholm, is 20 miles south of Hawick and 23 miles north of Carlisle.
The idea is to bring together people who are interested in the area's history, whether they are current residents, lived there in the past, or their families come from Liddesdale.
| Newcastleton Congregational Church spire. c 1972. Copyright: Andrew Bethune |
It's a bit of an experiment, but my plan is to start by incorporating some of the articles which I wrote for the Copshaw Clatter during the 1980s and 1990s. So far, I have included articles on crime and animal stories in 19th century Liddesdale.
In the 1970s I wrote a history of Newcastleton Congregational Church which appeared in instalments in The Messenger. I have been updated and expanding this history, and will be adding it to the website gradually over the next few weeks.
There are pages on Liddesdale maps and transport.
In parallel with this site, I am running a blog where I shall post updates, and where anyone interested may ask questions or comment on the histroy of Liddesdale. It can be found at
http://liddesdalehistory.blogspot.com
Please get in touch if you'd like to contribute to this site.
Waverley Route Heritage Association
Visit Newcastleton
Local History Online — for books, news, resources, information, courses and local history contacts. Also a calendar of events and local history books for sale online.
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