Roxburgh
Roxburgh
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Location within the Scottish Borders | |
Population | 419 (2001) |
OS grid reference | NT713337 |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KELSO |
Postcode district | TD5 |
Dialling code | 01573 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Roxburgh (/ˈrɒksbərə/) is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at least as much importance as Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, or Berwick-upon-Tweed, for a time acting as de facto capital (as royal residence of David I).
History
Its significance lay in its position in the centre of some of
Standing on a defensible peninsula between the rivers Tweed and Teviot, with Roxburgh Castle guarding the narrow neck of the peninsula, it was a settlement of some importance during the reign of David I who conferred Royal Burgh status upon the town. At its zenith, between the reigns of William the Lion and James II, it was the site of the Royal mint. The town also had three churches and schools which operated under the auspices of the monks of Kelso Abbey. In 1237, the future Alexander III was born there.[1]
English and Scots forces repeatedly captured and recaptured the town during the
Nothing remains standing of the town except some ruined segments of castle ramparts. Its site lies to the south of modern
Very little else is known about this site, in part due to the landowner
Etymology
Roxburgh probably comes from Old English *hrōcas burh, "rook's burgh".[3]
Roxburgh village
Today the name Roxburgh belongs to a small village about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south-southwest of the site of the historic Roxburgh.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Groome, Francis H. (1901) Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, p. 1408-9
- ^ "Roxburgh, Floors Castle Estate Kelso, Scotland: An Archaeological Evaluation and an Assessment of the Results" (PDF). Wessex Archaeology. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ roxburgh Family History Facts 1920 – Ancestry.com
Sources
- OCLC 55596227.