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The Scottish Borders is a local government council area of Scotland. The administrative centre of the area is Newtown St. Boswells.

Historically referring to all of the burghs adjoining the English border the term Borders has a wider meaning, also including Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire as well as Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland in England.

The region is hilly and largely rural, with the River Tweed flowing west to east through the region. In the east of the region the area that borders the River Tweed is flat and is known as 'The Merse'.

Things to do
Discover a gentler pace of life amid the sweeping valleys, emerald forests and heather-clad moorlands of this outstanding part of the world, and fall under the spell of the beauty and enthralling history of the Scottish Borders.

The wonderfully varied of landscape of the Scottish Borders lends itself to an array of outdoor activities in beautiful surroundings from tranquil walks to mountain biking, or from long treks across secluded moors and through lush valleys.

The magnificent ruined abbeys of Melrose, Kelso, Jedburgh and Dryburgh were a frequent target for invading English armies, but they still have the power to overwhelm with their sheer size, their crumbling walls bear the scars of the Scottish Wars of Independence.