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Scottish Borders

British

noun

a council area in SE Scotland, on the English border: created in 1996, it has the same boundaries as the former Borders Region: it is mainly hilly, with agriculture (esp sheep farming) the chief economic activity. Administrative centre: Newtown St Boswells. Pop: 108 280 (2003 est). Area: 4734 sq km (1827 sq miles)

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Scottish Borders Council is currently consulting on the proposals.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Dawn had grown up in Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Police Scotland confirmed a 33-year-man was arrested on 12 February in the Hawick area of the Scottish Borders and released without charge.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Brenda Campbell, 60, travelled down from the Scottish Borders to attend after "happening upon" a promotion on Facebook.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In “Skene’s Acts of Parliament” a Roll of the Border clans is given, from which it would appear that there were seventeen distinct septs, or families, mostly in the south-western portion of the Scottish Borders.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

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