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Smailholm Farm

Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century)

Site Name Smailholm Farm

Classification Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Smailholm, Former Coaching Inn

Canmore ID 57180

Site Number NT63NW 26

NGR NT 64819 36419

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57180

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Smailholm
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Roxburgh
  • Former County Roxburghshire

Accessing Scotland's Past Project

The steading at Smailholm farm is an early nineteenth century building which was originally used as a posting inn.

The New Statistical Account of 1845 states that a stretch of turnpike road ran through the village. The inn, which overlooked it, would have provided welcome relief to travellers, giving them a place to rest or change horses. However, the author of the account, the local minister, Thomas Cleghorn, mentioned that the village had an inn and an alehouse, and observed that 'the effect on the morals of the people is distinctly unfavourable'.

Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project

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Visibility: This is an upstanding building.

Information from Scottish Borders Council.

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