Bonchester Bridge , Hawick , TD9

Bonchester Bridge has a population of approximately 135 people (2001 census) and lies within the attractive Roxburghshire countryside, approximately 7 miles southeast of Hawick and circa 23 miles south of Galashiels. The town is home to the renowned Horse & Hound bar, restaurant and hotel and is a popular tourist destination with holiday accommodation available at the Bonchester Bridge Riverside Caravan Park and at various other privately owned self catering properties.

The site is located on Hobkirk Road, directly opposite the William Laidlaw Hall.

The subjects are broadly rectangular in nature and comprise a level site to the east laid to grass beyond which is an area covered with mature trees and shrubbery where the ground level rises towards the western boundary. To the north the site adjoins that of a small industrial premises and to the south, an area of undeveloped land.