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Galashiels Academy is the high school in Galashiels, Scotland, that serves the surrounding area as well as Stow (which does not have its own high school). Although refounded in 1938, the school's history goes back as far as 1696.

Abbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders, called Roxburgh, in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed. It was formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott. It is a Category A Listed Building.DescriptionThe nucleus of the estate was a small farm of 100 acres , called Cartleyhole, nicknamed Clarty Hole, and was bought by Scott on the lapse of his lease of the neighbouring house of Ashestiel. He first built a small villa and named it Abbotsford, creating the name from a ford nearby where previously abbots of Melrose Abbey used to cross the river. Scott then built additions to the house and made it into a mansion, building into the walls many sculptured stones from ruined castles and abbeys of Scotland. In it he gathered a large library, a collection of ancient furniture, arms and armour, and other relics and curiosities, especially connected with Scottish history, notably the Celtic Torrs Pony-cap and Horns and the Woodwrae Stone, all now in the Museum of Scotland.

Tweedbank railway station is to be built in the Scottish Borders, Scotland as the southern terminus of the partly reopened Waverley Route. It will serve the village of Tweedbank and the town of Melrose as well as surrounding communities. The station is (as of 2013) expected to open by 2016; the construction work is being undertaken by BAM Nuttall on behalf of Network Rail and Transport Scotland.See alsoList of places in the Scottish Borders

Netherdale is a sports complex in Galashiels, a town in the Scottish Borders. It is the home of Gala Rugby Club, Gala Fairydean Football Club and was used by the professional Border Reivers rugby union team. The complex consists of two stadiums, both referred to as ‘Netherdale’, which back onto each other.The rugby stadium has a large grandstand which overlooks the pitch and the nearby Eildon Hills. While the professional Border Reivers club played, a second fully seated stand was installed, increasing the capacity to around 4,000 from the previous 2,000. New pitch protection systems were installed, which the Scottish Rugby Union continued to pay the maintenance costs for even after the Border Reivers club was closed. The stadium hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Uruguay and Spain.The football stadium has a capacity of around 2,000. The ground’s most striking feature is the main stand, which was opened in 1964. With a capacity of 500 it is the largest stand in the Scottish Borders. Designed by the renowned British architect Peter Wormsley, the concrete structure is sometimes sarcastically dubbed as “the San Siro of the Borders.” It was awarded a 'B listing' by Historic Scotland in December 2006, which means the "character and setting" of the building must be preserved for "future generations". Amateur club, Gala Rovers, who play in the Border Amateur Football League also play their home games at Netherdale.