Welcome to the Borders Heritage Web Site

This is the official web site of the Countryside and Heritage Service of Scottish Borders Council. In this site you will find information on many aspects of the history and heritage of the Scottish Borders including:

• news, personalities, events and articles
• information about places to visit
• publications about the area
• image galleries
• links to related web sites

The site has been designed for anyone with an interest in the history and heritage of this beautiful part of Scotland. We hope it has special appeal to Borders residents (past and present) and visitors or potential visitors.

Scottish Borders Council is pleased to acknowledge the support of the European Regional Development Fund, Scottish Borders Tourist Board and Scottish Natural Heritage in the production of this web site, which forms part of the Heritage Interpretation Programme.