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The Scottish Borders is in Scotland - but what country is on the other side of the border?

England. The Borders have had a long and interesting history with England. Indeed there has been so much changes of rule in the border area that the people on this side of the border have most in common with the people on the other side of the border!

What is the local television channel that serves the Borders called?

Border TV. Border Television is based in Carlisle, on the English side of the border.

Do you need a passport to cross the Scottish Border?

N. Scotland and England have different laws and education systems, and Scotland has its own government, but we are still part of the United Kingdom.

Which of the following counties is not part of the Borders?

Dumfriesshire. Although the border between England and Scotland passes Dumfriesshire, it is not part of the Scottish Borders, instead forming part of Dumfries and Galloway, which covers the old counties of Dumfriesshire, Kircudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. Berwickshire is a Scottish Border county, even though Berwick is an English town and has been for centuries. Berwick had been the county town, but since its loss to England, Greenlaw, Lauder and Duns have each acted as county town at various times.

Which famous Borders writer wrote "Waverley", "Ivanhoe" and "The Heart of Midlothian"?

Sir Walter Scott. Sir Walter Scott was a highly popular novelist in the 19th century, and with his romantic Scottish novels popularised the image of the tartan clad highlander. Less than 75 years after tartan was outlawed after the Jacobite rebellion, the wearing of tartan became fashionable when he invited a tartan clad King George IV to Edinburgh.

How many sheep were there in the Borders in 2006 for every man, woman and child?

12. In 2006 there were just over 110,000 human inhabitants of the Borders, but 1,283,000 sheep according to the Scottish Executive Agricultural Census 2006 and the General Register Office for Scotland 2006 Mid Year Estimate.

Galashiels is the headquarters of the local independent radio station that serves the Borders, what is it called?

Radio Borders. Radio Borders opened in January 1990, and has been a part of Border life ever since then. Listen live at Radioborders.com!

The rivers flowing through the Borders are famed for fishing and for powering the textile industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. Which of the following is not a Border River?

River Clyde. The River Tweed rises in Tweedsmuir, near where Glasgow's river the Clyde rises, but while the Clyde flows North-West towards Glasgow, the Tweed flows for 97 miles Eastward towards Berwick-upon-Tweed

Which trio of hills dominates Melrose?

Eildon Hills. The Eildons are a former volcano erupted violently and left only a three capped hill. The Romans knew the site as Trimontium and built a major fort on the hill. There is a story that Michael Scot the mediaeval wizard split the hill into three, and also that Thomas the Rhymer was lured beneath the Eildons by the Queen of the Faeries.

Which of the following Abbeys is not situated in the Borders?

Westminster Abbey. The Border Abbeys were built in the 12th century and are popular attractions with today's tourists.