Morebattle

Morebattle is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6401, seven miles south of Kelso, Scottish Borders, beside the Kale Water, a tributary of the River Teviot.

The nearby Linton Loch was drained in the 19th century to improve agriculture.

The St. Cuthbert's Way long distance footpath passes through the village.

Origins of place-name

The place-name comes from the botl (hamlet) on the mere.^{[citation needed]} No evidence of any battles (the simplistic origin) exists. Similarly, the village's Teapot Street is more likely to be named after the midden (rubbish dump) at the end of the road - Tippit Street - than any legends about Sir Walter Scott seeing someone pouring their tealeaves down the open drain when he was going past in his coach.

Coordinates: 55°31′N 2°22′W / 55.517°N 2.367°W / 55.517; -2.367

Dialect of Morebattle

The distinctive traditional Southern Scots dialect of Morebattle was the subject of a study by Swiss dialectologist Rudolph Zai, published in 1942.^[1]

Famous residents

• James Thomson (poet), the Ednam poet, was born in Morebattle.
• Robert Davidson (poet), lived and was buried in Morebattle, where he is commemorated.

See also

• Mowhaugh
• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

References

1. ^ Zai, Rudolf (1942). The Phonology of the Morebattle Dialect (East Roxburghshire). Lucerne: Räber.