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Saint Boswells

Saint Boswells sits on the junction of the A68 and A699; to the north, following the A68, is Newtown St. Boswells.

To the southeast is Ancrum Moor, scene of a battle in 1545. The Scots fought in this battle supposedly believing that the English had burned an old woman and her family in their house in Broomhouse. English commanders killed during the battle were buried at Melrose Abbey.

The stone known as Lilliard's Edge marks the spot of a local woman that fought alongside the Scots - apparently even after losing both her legs.

From Saint Boswells the A699 heads east to Kelso or west to Selkirk. Heading northeast from Saint Boswells the B6404 crosses the River Tweed and where the B6356 heads west again towards Dryburgh while staying on the B6404 leads to Smailholm.

To the north of Saint Boswells, before the A68 crosses the Tweed, the A6091 heads west passing through Melrose on its way to Galashiels.

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