Teviothead
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Coordinates: 55°20′24″N 2°56′23″W / 55.339921°N 2.939627°W
| Teviothead | |
| Scots: Teviotheed | |
 Former smithy at Hendersons Knowe |
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 Teviothead
Teviothead shown within the Scottish Borders |
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| Population | 198 (2001) |
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| Language | English |
| South Scots (Hawick dialect) | |
| OS grid reference | NT405055 |
| - Edinburgh | 63 miles (101 km) |
| Civil parish | Teviothead |
| Council area | Scottish Borders |
| Lieutenancy area | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAWICK |
| Postcode district | TD9 |
| Dialling code | 01450 |
| Police | Lothian and Borders |
| Fire | Lothian and Borders |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Scottish Parliament | Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Teviothead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Tìobhiot) is a small village and civil parish in Teviotdale in the Scottish Borders, known locally as Teviotheed. It is located south of the River Teviot.
The Border hero Johnnie Armstrong, was taken prisoner and executed here in 1530, by King James V, and his men. A fine memorial stone exists in the churchyard, and a marker in the adjacent field, shows the traditional site of the grave. Tom Jenkins, Britain's first black schoolmaster taught at the Smithy, now occupied by the Johnnie Armstrong Gallery, from 1814 to 1818.[citation needed]
The poet Henry Scott Riddell died in Teviotdale.
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