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.

A history of the Rule Water entitled "Rulewater and its People; An account of the Valley of the Rule and its Inhabitants" was published by George Tancred in 1907. A digitised copy of this book can be found at https://archive.org/details/rulewaterandits01tancgoog

Gallery

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  Rule Water, Bonchester Bridge

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  Rule Water at Hallrule

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  Rule Water at Hobkirk church

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  Rule Water at Hartshaugh

See also

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

External links

• Gazetteer for Scotland: Rule Water
• RCAHMS record of Rule Water
• RCAHMS/Canmore record of Spital-on-Rule Bridge

Coordinates: 55°29′N 2°39′W / 55.483°N 2.650°W / 55.483; -2.650