Ancrum
Coordinates: 55°30′48″N 2°35′40″W / 55.513265°N 2.594581°W
Ancrum (Scottish Gaelic: Alan Crom) is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, 5 km north west of Jedburgh.
The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400 which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf lies 7 miles (11 km) further along the B6400 and Denholm can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the River Teviot.
Etymology
William J. Watson derived Ancrum from the river-name Alne + Cumbric crwm or Gaelic crom, meaning 'bend of the river Alne'. [1]
The name of the village also appears as "Ancram".
History and points of interest
Two local landmarks which are visible from certain areas around the village are the Waterloo Monument and the Timpendean Tower.
Ancrum sits in a loop in the Ale Water which is where the name derives from (crooked land on the Ale). The Ale joins the River Teviot just to the south which in turn then flows past Monteviot House.
The area just north of the village was the site of the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.[2]
The village boasts a single pub — the Cross Keys — as well as a village shop incorporating the local Post Office, and a B&B.
People from Ancrum
- John Veitch (1752 – 1839), the founder of the Veitch Nurseries business, was born in Ancrum.[3]
- Archibald Elliot (1760-1823), architect
See also
- Earl of Ancram
- Michael Ancram
- Ancram, New York
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
References
- ↑ Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html).
- ↑ http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/media/649.pdf
- ↑ Sue Shephard (2003). Seeds of Fortune - A Gardening Dynasty. Bloomsbury. p. 2. ISBN 0-7475-6066-8.
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