Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Borthwickbrae

Borthwickbrae, an estate, with a modern mansion, in the Selkirkshire section of Roberton parish, on the left side of Borthwick Water, 1½ mile SW of Roberton church. A graveyard here, the site of an ancient chapel, serves still as the principal burial-place of the parish; hence Borthwickbrae is sometimes called Kirk-Borthwick.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an estate, with a modern mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Roberton ScoP       Selkirkshire ScoCnty

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