List of public art in the Scottish Borders

Map of Scotland with the Scottish Borders council area highlighted

This is a list of public art in Scottish Borders, one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and, to the south, the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Burnmouth

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Widow and Bairns The Harbour, Burnmouth 2007 Jill Watson Sculpture Bronze Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster[1]

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Coldstream

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Monument to Charles Albany Marjoribanks Tweed Terrace, Coldstream 1832 Mr Currie of Darnick Statue on Doric column Stone Category B Q17848761 [3]
War memorial High Street, Coldstream 1923 Sir George Washington Browne Cenotaph with wall and plaques Stone and bronze [4]

More images 		Coldstream Guards Monument Henderson Park, Coldstream 1968 Inscribed monolith Stone [5]


Cove

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Widow and Bairns Cove 2007 Jill Watson Sculpture Bronze Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster[1][2]


Duns

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Mercat cross Market Square, Duns c. 1792 Column on pedestal Sandstone Category B [6]
War memorial Public Park, Duns c. 1920s Obelisk Stone [7]
Polish war memorial Duns 1981 Cross on pillar and base Polished granite [8]
Wojtek the Bear Market Square, Duns 2016 Sculpture Fibreglass [9][10]


Earlston

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Station Road, Earlston 1921 Thomas J Clapperton Celtic cross on monolith with plaques Granite and bronze 4.5m high [11]


Eyemouth

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
1881 Eyemouth Disaster Memorial Cemetery Gardens, Eyemouth Pillar and pedestal Stone
Willie Spears, (1812–1885) Market Square, Eyemouth c. 2006 Statue Bronze
Widows and Bairns Eyemouth 2007 Jill Watson Sculpture Bronze 5m long, 1.2m high Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster[1][2]


Galashiels

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Robert Burns Galashiels 1912 Francis William Doyle Jones Bust on pedestal Bronze and granite Category C Q56633763 [12]
War memorial Burgh Chambers, Cornmill Square, Galashiels 1924 Robert Lorimer (architect) Relief sculpture and plaques Stone and bronze Category B Q17853842 Figure of Angel of Peace carved by David Sutherland[13][14]

More images 		Border Reivers Cornmill Square, Galashiels 1925 Thomas J Clapperton Equestrian statue on pedestal and steps Bronze and stone Category B Q17853847 [15]

More images 		Walter Scott Cornmill Square, Galashiels 1932 Thomas J Clapperton Bust on pedestal with plaque Bronze and granite Category C Q56633764 [16]


Hawick

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Boer War memorial Walton Lodge Park, Hawick 1903 William Birnie Rhind Statue on pedestal Stone Category C Q77781150 JN Scott and A Lorne Campbell, architects[17][18]
The Horse, 1514 Memorial High Street, Hawick 1914 William Francis Beattie Equestrian statue on pedestal Bronze and stone Category A Q17571529 [19][20]

More images 		War memorial Walton Lodge Park, Hawick 1921 James B Dunn and Alexander Leslie, sculptor Cenotaph with statue Stone and bronze 6.5m high Category C Q77781163 [17][21]

More images 		Jimmie Guthrie Walton Lodge Park, Hawick 1939 Thomas J Clapperton Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [22]
James Thomson Thomson Bridge, Hawick 2006 Bill Landles Sculpture on pedestal Bronze and stone [23]


Jedburgh

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial The Ramparts, Jedburgh 1921 James B Dunn Cenotaph on platform Sandstone Category B Q17837025 [24][25]
James Hutton's Unconformity Lothian Park, Jedburgh Max Nowell Sculpture Stone


Kelso

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial Abbey Grounds, Kelso 1921 Robert Lorimer Cross on platform with statue in niche Stone Category B Q17844315 Statue of St George by Pilkington Jackson[26][27]


Melrose

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Melrose 1921 Cross on pedestal Stone Q17844315 [28]


Minto

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Parish Church, Minto 1925 Thomas J Clapperton Statue on pedestal with plaques Bronze and stone Category B Q17844315 [29][30]


Peebles

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial Chambers Institute, Peebles 1922 BNH Orphoot Domed canopy over plaques and cross Sandstone Category B Q17845269 [31][32]


St. Abbs

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Widow and Bairns Coldingham Road, St Abbs 2007 Jill Watson Sculpture Bronze Memorial to the Eyemouth Disaster[1][2]


Selkirk

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Sir Walter Scott Market Place, Selkirk 1839 Alexander Handyside Ritchie Statue on tiered pedestal Stone Category B Q17846770 [33]

More images 		Mungo Park High Street, Selkirk 1859, plaques 1905 Andrew Currie and Thomas J Clapperton Statue on pedestal with plaques & supporting figures Stone and bronze Category B Q17846790 [34]

More images 		Battle of Flodden High Street, Selkirk 1913 Thomas J Clapperton Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Category B Q17846815 Statue depicts Fletcher, the only Selkirk man known to have survived the battle of Flodden in September 1513.[35][36]
War memorial Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk 1922 Robert Lorimer Pillar on platform with plaques and statues Stone and bronze Category A Q17567896 Plaques by Thomas J Clapperton[37][38]
J. B. Selkirk (James Buchan Brown) Selkirk 1931 Thomas J Clapperton Plaque Bronze Category C Q77771284 [39]


References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sculpture unveiled to mark the Eyemouth fishing disaster". The Herald. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Anthony McIntosh (8 September 2017). "Mapping cultural memory through public monuments". Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Tweed Terrace, Monument to Charles Marjoriebanks MP (Category B Listed Building) (LB23121)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "War Memorials Register:Coldstream". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "War Memorials Register: Coldstream Guards - Freedom of the Burgh". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Mercat Cross, Market Square (Category B Listed Building) (LB26516)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "War Memorials Register: Duns". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "War Memorials Register: Poles of 1st and 2nd Armoured Regiments". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Statue of Polish 'Soldier Bear' to be unveiled in Duns". BBC News. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "War Memorials Register: Wojtek the Bear - Duns Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "War Memorials Register: Earlston". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Lawyer's Brae, Bust of Robert Burns (Category C Listed Building) (LB31979)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  13. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Albert Place, Burgh Chambers and Clock Tower, including War Memorials, Ballustrading and Steps (Category B Listed Building) (LB31977)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  14. ^ "War Memorials Register: Galashiels". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  15. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Cornmill Square, Equestrian statue of a Border Reiver (Category B Listed Building) (LB31978)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  16. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Cornmill Square, Monument to Sir Walter Scott (Category C Listed Building) (LB31980)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  17. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Wilton Park, Gate Lodge, Gatepiers and structures including War Memorial, Boer War Memorial, Henderson Shelter, The Fountain and Macnee Fountain (Category C Listed Building) (LB51244)". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  18. ^ "War Memorials Register: Hawick Boer War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Hawick, High Street, Equestrian Statue". CANMORE. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  20. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street, The Horse (Category A Listed Building) (LB34645)". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  21. ^ "War Memorials Register: Hawick". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Jimmie Guthrie (1897–1937)". Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  23. ^ "In pictures: James Thomson statue". BBC News. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  24. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Abbey Bridge End, The Rampart, War Memorial with Balustrades, Steps and Walls (Category B Listed Building) (LB35454)". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  25. ^ "War Memorials Register: Jedburgh". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  26. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Bridge Street, War Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB35736)". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  27. ^ "War Memorials Register: Kelso". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  28. ^ "War Memorials Register: Melrose Parish - Including Lieutenant Colonel AFD Hamilton VC". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  29. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Minto War Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB51163)". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  30. ^ "War Memorials Register: Minto". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  31. ^ "War Memorials Register: County of Peebles". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  32. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street, Chambers Institution, War Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB39181)". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  33. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Market Place, Sir Walter Scott Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB40571)". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  34. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street and Back Row, Mungo Park (monument) (Category B Listed Building) (LB40573)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  35. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Scotts Place, Flodden Monument, Fletcher (Category B Listed Building) (LB40574)". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  36. ^ "War Memorials Register: Battle of Flodden". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  37. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Ettrick Terrace, War Memorial (Category A Listed Building) (LB40581)". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  38. ^ "War Memorials Register: Selkirk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  39. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Scotts Place, Plaque to JB Selkirk (James Brown) (Category C Listed Building) (LB43810)". Retrieved 22 March 2021.