Coldstream. Coordinates: Coldstream (Scottish Gaelic: An Sruthan Fuar , Scots: Caustrim) is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.[1] It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village. A former burgh, Coldstream is the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army, and is the location where Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296. At the 2001 census, the town had a population of 1,813, which was estimated to have risen to 2,050 by 2006.[2][3] The parish, in 2001, had a population of 2,186.[4] In February 1316 during the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir James Douglas defeated a numerically superior force of Gascon soldiery led by Edmond de Caillou at the Skaithmuir to the north of the town. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, much like Gretna Green, as it lay on a major road (now the A697).
Ldstream Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Coldstream lies on the north side of the River Tweed at the lowest point it can be forded, some 15 miles inland from Berwick-upon-Tweed. This stretch of the Tweed has formed the border between England and Scotland for almost a thousand years, and for the first half of that period the two nations were often at war.
During the Border Wars the village of Coldstream was totally destroyed at least twice and attacked on many other occasions. Edward I passed this way with his army in 1296, leaving little but ruins in his wake and damaging the priory founded here by Earl Gospatrick in 1165. Just under 250 years later, in 1545, the Earl of Hertford led Henry VIII's army across the Tweed here during the Rough Wooing (see our Historical Timeline). Like Edward I before him he destroyed the village of Coldstream, but he also did a more thorough job than Edward on the Priory, no trace of which now remains. James met his destiny a few miles south-east of Coldstream at Flodden Field on 9 September 1513. Discover the Scottish Borders - Coldstream – proud of its military connections. It is eminently fitting that the town of Coldstream brings the curtain down on the Borders famous annual ridings season.
Tradition, community spirit and collective celebrations are all integral to the common ridings, but one theme stands above all other, the Battle of Flodden Field. The sheer scale of the events that unfolded in the beautiful countryside a few miles outside Coldstream one September day in 1513 demand that Flodden should never be forgotten. And members of the locally run 1513 Club are pledged to do just that. Estimates suggest the Scottish death toll, which included the Scots king James lV and the flower of his noble classes, exceeded 10,000. He was the last British monarch to be slain in battle. Coldstream is famous for another piece of military history, having the distinction of being the only town in the UK to have a regiment named after it – the Coldstream Guards. Wander off the High Street and you will find attractive walks and magnificent views across the River Tweed.
Scottish Towns - Coldstream, Borders Region. Ituated on the very border between Scotland and England - the border having been adopted in 1018. This former burgh of Coldstream joins the two countries at the natural boundary of the River Tweed. The town grew up around a ford but after the Coldstream bridge was built (by John Smeaton in 1766) the ford was no longer utilised. his border town is of course associated with the Coldstream Guards although that regiment was not raised here. It was from here however that they set out (in 1660) on a long journey south to London where they brought about the restoration of King Charles II. The Coldstream Museum, where you will find out about the history of the town and that of the Coldstream Guards, is situated in the town's neat Square, in which there are many fine buildings.
A few miles north of Coldstream is the Hirsel, the seat of the Earls of Hume. Ost people will have heard of Greta Green but may not be aware that many such 'marriage houses' existed across Scotland's border. Coldstream and surrounding area. Ldstream | Tourist Information | Scottish Borders | South West | Southern | Scotland. The Coldstream History Society.
Coldstream Museum - Scottish Borders Council. The Coldstream Museum - Berwickshire. Coldstream Community Centre, Coldstream, Scottish Borders. The Border Gaitherin - Coldstream. Coldstream Group. We are a small, friendly group that walks every other weekend for our longer walks and on the first Wednesday of the month for shorter walks. Our members come from the eastern Scottish Borders area, from the coast to as far inland as Galashiels and we have a wide range of walks from coastal to the Cheviots, from North Northumberland to the Lammermuirs and much of the Central Borders. We welcome anyone, especially ramblers from other groups and people on holiday in the area. Meeting Points: Henderson Car Park 74:NT844399 (HPCP) and Castle Hotel Car Park 74:NT840397 (CHCP). Both are on the A698/Kelso Road/High Street in Coldstream, travelling south HPCP is on the left and CHCP on the right. Service 67 Galashiels/Berwick stops nearby.
If you would like to take part in any of our walks please email cold@lothian-borders-ramblers.org.uk and we'll email you back with details of how to contact the Walk Leader. Farson Digital Watercams - Hi-def webcam on River Tweed, at Coldstream. A steady week on Tweedside with catches spread throughout the system from Tillmouth up to Tweedswood. Still the beats around Kelso, Junction in particular are continuing to... catch the majority of the fish (31), and it was good to see that a number of Lower beats were starting to get a few, and hopefully this trend will continue as these beats have had a lean time of it this Spring as the fish seemed very keen to push up river and stop in the Junction beat.
Why this is continuing to happen is a question I hear asked regularly, and no one is able to give an explanation. is water temperature to blame? , or with no amount of fish lying in these lower pools are fish inclined to keep moving up stream until they find some company to lie beside ?. I guess we will just have to accept that the Salmon have decided that they are running through and stopping in the Kelso area and that these beats are having a bonanza. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. Prospects Iain Wilson. Ldstream and the Tweed. Follow the banks of the mighty River Tweed which forms the Scottish - English Border on this lower stretch and provides a home for leaping Salmon, Heron, Oystercatchers and Cormorant.
This straightforward walk uses some of the woodland paths that encircle Coldstream and gives a flavour of the towns history. Coldstream has a historical association with the Coldstream Guards who have links with the town dating back to 1660 when General Monk set off from the town on his march to London to restore the Stuart throne. Terrain Main paths, riverside and woodland paths and tracks.
Some of the ground can be quite muddy in wet weather. Public Transport Bus to Coldstream Start Home Park car park, Coldstream. Users' reports There are no walk reports for this walk. User RatingLog in to vote Bog Factor (key) Coldstream Guards. The Coldstream Guards (COLDM GDS), is a part of the Guards Division,[1] Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It is the oldest regiment in the Regular Army in continuous active service, originating in Coldstream, Scotland in 1650 when General George Monck founded the regiment.
It is one of two regiments of the Household Division that can trace its lineage to the New Model Army, the other being the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). Traditions and role[edit] The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards. Coldstream buttons are arranged in pairs, and a Star of the Garter is marked on their brassware. The regiment is ranked second in the order of precedence, behind The Grenadier Guards. The regiment's nickname is 'Lilywhites'. Section Second in Command giving Quick Battle Orders during exercise. Operationally, The Coldstream Guards currently perform the role of light infantry.
History[edit] Hougomont plaque. Coldstream Guards. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 1815. Coldstream Guards. Hirsel Golf Club. Battle of Flodden. The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field or occasionally Battle of Branxton (Brainston Moor[4]) was a conflict between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. The battle was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey.[5] It was an English victory. In terms of troop numbers, it was the largest battle fought between the two Kingdoms.[6] James IV was killed in the battle, becoming the last monarch from the British Isles to suffer such a death. Background[edit] Pope Leo X, already a signatory to the anti-French Treaty of Mechlin, sent a letter to James threatening him with ecclesiastical censure for breaking his peace treaties with England on 28 June 1513, and subsequently James was excommunicated by Cardinal Christopher Bainbridge.
Invasion[edit] Sketch of Edinburgh in 1544, detail showing the Netherbow Port with St Mary's Wynd running north. Flodden. Coldstream Bridge. Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. The bridge carries the A697 road across the Tweed.
History[edit] The architect for the bridge was John Smeaton (responsible for the third Eddystone Lighthouse), working for the Tweed Bridges Trust. Construction lasted from 1763 to 1767, when it opened.[1] A plaque on the bridge commemorates the 1787 visit of the poet Robert Burns to the Coldstream.[1] Of historical note is the toll house on the Scottish side of the bridge, which became infamous for the runaway marriages that took place there, as at Gretna Green, hence its name, the 'Wedding House' or 'Marriage House'.[1] It ceased to be a toll bridge in 1826.
Listed building[edit] Structure[edit] Gallery[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Marriages at the toll house.
Alec Douglas-Home. Alec Douglas-Home. Overview of Hirsel, The. Lake of the Hirsel. The Lake of the Hirsel or Hirsel Lake is an artificial body of water near Coldstream in Berwickshire in Scotland. It is set in the grounds of The Hirsel, home of the Home family and of the Alec Douglas-Home, British Prime Minister.