Scottish Borders Tourism and Travel Guide

The Scottish Borders (Scots: The Mairches) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and, to the south and east, Cumbria and Northumberland in England. The administrative centre of the area is Newtown St. Boswells.Historically, the name Scottish Borders designated the entire border region of southern Scotland and, together with neighbouring areas of England, was part of the historical Borders region.