Rule Water

The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot. The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule.

Other placenames include the name of the Rule Water, e.g. Ruletownhead.

History

In the 19th century a toll road was constructed from Carter Bar to the market town on Hawick necessitating the building of the Bonchester Bridge over Rule Water.[1]

A history of the Rule Water entitled "Rulewater and its People; An account of the Valley of the Rule and its Inhabitants" by George Tancred was published in 1907.[2]

See also

References
  1. Redpath, Alastair M. (2014-05-15). Hawick Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3926-0.
  2. George Tancred (1907). Rulewater and Its People: An Account of the Valley of the Rule and Its ... New York Public Library. Printed at theUniversity Press by T. and A. Constable.
  • Rule Water, Bonchester Bridge
  • Rule Water at Hallrule
  • Rule Water at Hobkirk church
  • Rule Water at Hartshaugh


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