Town or city· Postcode TD9

Hawick

Scottish Borders, Scotland · population 13,740 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Nearby

Wilton 0.7 miles Newlands 1.8 miles Kirkton 2.1 miles Burnfoot 4.3 miles Hallrule 4.3 miles Larriston 4.3 miles Linhope 4.3 miles Broadhaugh 4.3 miles

Neighbourhoods in Hawick

Crowbyres 333 Longbaulk 7 Branxholm Bridgend 1 Greenbraehead 1 Borthaugh Branxholm Woodfoot Crumhaugh Hill Goldielands Martinshouse

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About

Hawick

Hawick is a market town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is 10 miles (16.1 km) south-west of Jedburgh and 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one of the furthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and is the biggest town in Roxburghshire. The town is at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot. It had a population of 13,512 in 2022.

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Monday 5 October

–Events todayNothing listed nearby today 6Latest storiesVisitor levy funds boost Edinburgh festivals and city services

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Council

Visitor levy funds boost Edinburgh festivals and city services

Edinburgh’s new visitor levy, introduced in July 2026, will invest over £90 million in festivals, public services and infrastructure, supporting a £600 million cultural economy.

Edinburgh3 hours ago

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Edinburgh council says housing upgrades and new grants put city on track to cut unsuitable temporary accommodation

On Scottish Housing Day the city council outlined how upgrades, new builds and a grant scheme are helping to ease the capital’s housing pressure and improve tenant health.

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Council

Edinburgh Council approves £1.12m boost for festivals and new £2.6m Innovate fund

Councillors have voted to increase existing cultural grants by 25 % and launch a £2.62 million Innovate fund, aiming to strengthen the city’s festivals and community arts groups through the Visitor Levy.

Edinburgh4 hours ago

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Edinburgh Council greenlights seven Visitor Levy projects to restore heritage and improve public spaces

Seven new initiatives, from restoring Leith Customs House to creating nature footpaths and a public square on West Cross Causeway, have secured Visitor Levy funding after council approval on 17 September.

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250 HMS Queen Elizabeth sailors parade the Freedom of Edinburgh on Royal Mile

Around 250 crew members from the navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth exercised the Freedom of the City, marching along the Royal Mile with a band, a Guard inspection and an F-35 fly-past.

Edinburgh5 hours ago

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Knife Angel departs Edinburgh after month-long knife-crime awareness programme

The 27-ft sculpture built from confiscated knives toured Edinburgh in September, sparking school productions, a bus-mounted art mosaic and police-led workshops before leaving the city.

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Ca' Knowe

Southfield · 3.7 miles

On this spot, from the granting of the Charter by Douglas of Drumlanrig in 1537 until the division of the Common in 1777, the Burgess Roll was called at the annual March Riding. The cairn was erected by the Hawick Gallants Club - 1911.

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Sir Andrew Smith Birthplace Memorial

Southfield · 4.3 miles

Facing this memorial stood the cottage of Heronhall birthplace of Sir Andrew Smith (1797-1872) Director General British Army Medical Service African Explorer and Naturalist - Erected by Hawick Archaeological Society (1969)

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Steve Hislop Memorial Cairn

Frostley Burn · 9.3 miles

'Hizzy' / This cairn was built by a few friends of Steve Hislop, British Superbike Champion, who was tragically killed in a helicopter accident near this site, on July 30th, 2003. / Kind permission was granted by His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch.

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🏺 Archaeological site

Cappuck Roman fort

Cappuck · 12 miles

1sr to 3rd century Roman fort in Oxnam, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, protected as Scheduled Monument SM1708

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Village Hall

Smailholm · 16 miles

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