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 Anglian mere-bōðl - "dwelling place by the lake".[1] 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
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.[2]
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.