Wiltonburn Farm B&B

Wiltonburn Farm, TD9 7LL Hawick

GBP 75 - 85

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Set in a wonderful location at the end of a sheltered valley, yet just 2 miles from Hawick, this traditional farmhouse provides a lovely country retre… More

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Hawick: Guide

Hawick (pronounced ) is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. It is most well-known for its annual Common Riding, which also commemorates a victory of local youths over an England|English raiding party in 1514.

It is one of the furthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale and the largest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. It is also known for quality knitwear production and as the home of Hawick RFC|Hawick Rugby Football Club, one of the world's oldest and most famous sides. Another favourite sport in the town is Bowls. There are three clubs; Wilton, Hawick and Buccleuch, each holding a long span of history.

People from Hawick call themselves "Teri"s, after a traditional song which includes the line "Teribus y Teriodin", which may refer to the Norse gods Tyr and Odin.

Hawick lies in the valley of the Teviot at the point the River Slitrig joins it. The A7 road|A7 Edinburgh to Carlisle road passes through the town, with main roads also leading to Berwick-upon-Tweed|Berwick (the A698) and Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle (the A6088, which joins the A68 road|A68 at the Carter Bar, 16 miles south-east of Hawick).
The town lost its rail service in 1969, but there is a regular bus service to the railway station at Carlisle, 42 miles (68 km) away. The nearest airports are at Edinburgh and Newcastle.

Rivalry between the small Border towns is generally played out on the rugby union|Rugby field and the comical historical antagonism continues to this day, Hawick's main rival being the similarly-sized town of Galashiels.

Hawick has distinctive sandstone buildings with slate roofs. These can be seen close to the A7.

Ba game

The long forgotten Hawick Ba game was once played here by the 'uppies' and the 'doonies' on the first Monday after the new moon in the month of February. The river of the town formed an important part of the pitch. Although the Ba game is no longer played at Hawick, it is still played at nearby Jedburgh.

Teri Talk

Many local people speak the local dialect of Border Scots language|Scots which is informally known as "Teri Talk". It is similar (but not identical by any means) to the dialects spoken in surrounding towns, especially Langholm and Jedburgh.

Some examples of words translated into the Hawick dialect follow.

One - Yin

Two - Twae

Three - Threi

Four - Fower

Me - Iz (or "mey"; see below)

You - Ee ("What ir ee daein?") or yow ("A tellt yow ti dae eet, no him!")

More - Mair

Town - Toun

Doing - Daein

Know - Ken

I don't - A deh (or "A dinnae")

You don't - Ee deh (or "Ee dinnae")

He doesn't - Hei (or "eh") disnae

Cigarette - Fawg

Foolish - Gimpit

References

Murray, James (1870-72, 1873) The Dialect of the Southern Counties of Scotland, London: Philological Society.

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