Hawick
The following tables provides a register of Common Good assets held in respect of Hawick.
Where relevant, links to plans of land or buildings are provided.
Land
Name of Asset |
Ref No |
Location |
Description |
Plan page number(s) |
Public car park |
HW024-04 |
Cross Wynd Car Park, Cross Wynd, Hawick |
This Car Park is on the site of the former Allars Church. The Church was acquired by Hawick Town Council in 1949 “for behoof of the community of the said Burgh”. |
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Lothian Street Store |
HW066-10 |
Lothian Street, Hawick |
This building is on the site of the former Allars Church. The Church was acquired by Hawick Town Council in 1949 “for behoof of the community of the said Burgh”. |
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Moat Park (including the playground) |
HW040-16 HW040-32 |
Drumlanrig Square, Hawick
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The park was acquired in 2 parts by the Hawick Town Council, both parts from the Duke of Buccleuch. The initial donation, in 1911, provided that the land was “for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the Burgh of Hawick for all time to come and to indicate my feelings of goodwill towards the inhabitants of the Burgh of Hawick”. |
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Buccleuch Bowling Club (including Hawick Bowling Club and Henderson Gardens) |
HW065/01 HW065/02 HW065/03 |
Buccleuch Road, Hawick |
The land was acquired by way of gift from the Duke of Buccleuch to Provost etc of Burgh of Hawick 1919 “for the benefit and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the said burgh for all time to come”. The bowling greens had been formed some time previously (as evidenced by Council Minutes dating back to 1872, when the land was first made available). |
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Hawick Golf Course (including sub-station site) |
HW066/02 HW066/26 |
Vertish Hill, Hawick |
The land for the golf course was granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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Pilmuir Farm Including:
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HW066/03 HW066/07 HW066/08 HW066/09 HW066/25
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Pilmuir Farm, Hawick |
The land of Pilmuir Farm was granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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St Leonards Farm Including: 1.Farmhouse Buildings 2.St Leonards Cottage & Park 3. St Leonards Hut 4. St Leonards Grazings 5. St Leonards Horse Gallop |
HW066/04 HW066/05 HW066/06 HW066/21 HW066/22 |
St Leonards, Hawick |
The land of St Leonards Farm was granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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Public car park (including WCs) |
HW066/11 |
Common Haugh Car Park, Victoria Road, Hawick |
The land at the Common Haugh was granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537. |
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Underhaugh |
HW066/12 |
Teviot Road, Hawick |
Part of the Mill Lade conveyed to the Town council in 1916 |
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Hawick Moor Racecourse and Buildings |
HW066/13 |
Hawick Moor, Hawick |
Granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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Hawick Moor Shootings |
HW066/14 |
Hawick Moor, Hawick |
Granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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Hawick Burgh Woodlands and Woodend Grazings (including former Nipknowes Stables site) |
HW066/20 HW066/15 HW066/23 |
Hawick Moor, Hawick |
Granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537. |
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Ca' Knowe Monument |
HW066/18 |
Southfield, Hawick |
This land was gifted to the town in 1937 by Buccleuch Estates to mark the 400th anniversary of the granting of the Hawick Burgh Charter |
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Volunteer Park (including Stand, 3G Pitch and Tennis court) |
HW066/28 HW066/19 HW066/27 |
Buccleuch Road, Hawick |
Acquired by trustees for the Hawick Common Riding Committee in 1920. |
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Linn (or Lynn) Wood, also known as Backbraes Woodland
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HW070-01 |
Hawick |
The wood was acquired by the Hawick Town Council in 1930 along with part of the site of what is now Renwick Terrace/Ramsay Road. |
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Haggis Ha/Burnflat Wall |
HW066/31 |
Area between Burnflatbrae and Burnflat Lane, Hawick |
Believed to form part of the land granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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100 Stairs and Adjacent Land |
HW066/30 |
Wilton Path, Hawick |
Believed to form part of the land granted to the Burgh under the Charter of 1537 |
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Millpath Stables |
HW066/17 |
Millpath, Hawick |
This property was believed to have been acquired from common good funds.
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Hornshole Memorial |
HW066/29 |
Hornshole, Hawick TD9 8RT |
The site of the 1514 Lest We Forget Memorial donated to the Common Good |
Art and Artefacts
Name of asset |
Location |
Description |
Ceremonial and related items |
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Official Robes –Provost x 1, Treasurer x 1, Bailies x 2
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Hawick Town Hall |
Ceremonial items connected to former Burgh of Hawick |
Provost’s Chain x 2 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Ceremonial items connected to former Burgh of Hawick
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Plaque with Hawick Town Crest |
Hawick Town Hall |
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Gavel and base |
Hawick Town Hall |
Antique gavel inscribed- 'The hammer is the property of the chief magistrate of Hawick….given by the inhabitants of Hawick to the hon John E Elliot 20th Oct 1837' |
Gavel and base |
Hawick Town Hall |
Modern gavel |
Inkwell |
Hawick Town Hall |
Granite or marble slab with two glass inkwells |
Bell |
Hawick Town Hall |
Brass table bell |
Framed Charter |
Hawick Town Hall |
Copy of the 1537 Hawick Town Charter |
Decorative bowl |
Hawick Town Hall |
Decorative bowl painted with 'Poznan' to represent link with Poland. |
Framed print of Steve Hyslop |
Hawick Town Hall |
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Motor Cycle leathers
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Leather clothing worn by Hawick motor cyclist Steve Hyslop |
Art works in Hawick Town Hall |
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Portrait of Provost Robert Fraser Watson 1878-1887 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by Knighton Warren. |
Portrait of Provost John Melrose 1902-1919 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by Fiddes-Watt, R.S.A |
Portrait of Provost David Fisher, 1931 – 1938 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by James Tait |
Portrait of Provost David Aitkinson M.B.E, 1958-1962 & 1968-1975 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by unknown artist |
Portrait of Provost Robert Milligan, 1887-1890 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by Frank Wood |
Portrait of Provost John Nichol, 1871-1874 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by unknown artist |
Portrait of Provost George Wilson 1861-1868 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by unknown artist |
Portrait of Bailie Helen Scott |
Hawick Town Hall |
Portrait by unknown artist |
“Border Reiver” |
Hawick Town Hall |
Painting believed to have possibly been painted by artist John Martyn |
“The Common Riding, an old Borders Custom” |
Hawick Town Hall |
Painting by Lionel Edwards |
“Covenanters “ |
Hawick Town Hall |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
“Lest We Forget” by Lesley Fraser Common Riding Scene |
Hawick Town Hall |
Oil pastel drawing of Common Riding Scene (donated by Sonny Murray) |
Hawick Town Hall |
Hawick Town Hall |
Painting by George Inglis |
Collection of framed photographs of Hawick Provosts from 1861 - 1975 |
Hawick Town Hall |
Photographs of: George Wilson, 1861 – 1868; George Hardie Fraser, 1868 – 1871; John Nichol, 1871 – 1874; Edward Wilson, 1874 – 1875; Robert Ewen, 1875 – 1878; Robert Fraser Watson, 1878 – 1887; Robert Milligan, 1887 – 1890; George Hogg, 1890 – 1893; Walter Scott Barrie, 1893 – 1896; Robert Mitchell, 1896 – 1902; John Melrose, 1902 – 1919; George Heron Wilson, 1919 – 1922; James Renwick, 1922 – 1928; William Scott Nichol, 1928 – 1931; David Fisher, 1931 – 1938; John Chapman Gray Landles, 1938 – 1940; Thomas Burns Mclagan, 1940 – 1945; George Fraser 1945 – 1958; David Atkinson, 1958 – 1962; James A. Henderson, 1962 – 1968 ;David Atkinson, 1968 – 1975. |
Collection of framed photographs of Hawick Honorary Provosts |
Hawick Town Hall |
David Atkinson, 1975-1977; Frank Scott, 1977-1982; John R. Irvine, 1982-1988; Myra S. Turnbull, 1988-1996 ;Tom Hogg, 1996-1999; John Ross Scott, 1999-2002; John Robertson, 2002-2003; Zandra Elliot, 2003-2005 & 2007-2011; Kenneth McCartney, 2005-2007; Ron Smith, 2011-2013; Stuart Marshall, 2013 -. |
Artworks held by Live Borders |
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Hawick Common Riding, 1846 |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Andrew Kennedy |
Hawick from Wester Braid Road |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by John McNairn |
Common Riding Procession at Tower Knowe, 1890 |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by James Tait |
Thomas Purdom |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by Frank Wood |
Hawick from Crumhaughhill |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by Andrew Richardson |
Deuchars Hill, Yarrow |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
Hermans Law |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
Return to Hawick from Hornshole 1514 |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
River Tweed near Walkerburn |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
A Reivers Ride, 1900; |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
Rainbow over St Mary’s Loch, 1916 |
Borders Textile Towerhouse |
Painting by Tom Scott RSA |
Harbour Lights |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by Hector Chambers |
Harvest Scene |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by E A Walton |
Borders Scene |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by T H Laidlaw |
Neidpath Castle |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by T H Laidlaw |
Minto Crags |
Hawick Museum |
Painting by T H Laidlaw |
Other Art works |
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Portrait of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 4th Earl of Minto |
Currently with the National Galleries of Scotland, but due to be rehoused at Minto Estate in 2022. |
Painting by George Chinnery, gifted to the Hawick Town Council in 1893 |
Common Riding Flags |
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Hawick Common Riding Flag (1908) |
Hawick Museum |
Flag from Hexham |
Hawick Common Riding Flag (1832)
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Hawick Museum |
Red, gold and blue flag |
Hawick Common Riding flag (1707) |
Hawick Museum |
The oldest known existing Common Riding flag |
Hawick Common Riding flag, 1865 |
Hawick Museum |
Red and blue flag, on wooden pole with metal finial |
Hawick Common Riding Flag |
Hawick Museum |
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Hawick Common Riding Flag
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Hawick Museum |
Flag mounted on thick paper |
Hawick Common Riding Flag (1903)
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Hawick Museum |
Blue and gold flag |
Hawick Common Riding Flag |
Hawick Museum |
Flag with blue and gold swallow tail |
Common Good Fund
Name of Asset |
Description |
Hawick Common Good Fund |
Fund set up for the benefit of the inhabitants of Hawick. The balance of the fund as at 1 April 2021 was £614,528 |
Assets under investigation
Name of Asset |
Location |
Description |
Millpath Stables |
Millpath, Hawick |
This property currently sits on the common good register. However, it was acquired after the abolition of Burghs, and therefore following the closure of the common good register. It was acquired by statutory conveyance from the Hawick Common Riding Committee in 1993, who acquired it themselves in 1992. Investigations are underway to try to establish the reason for the property being added to the Common Good. |