Ednam

Ednam

Ednam

Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

For the aristocratic title Viscount Ednam, see Earl of Dudley.

Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.

Parish church, Ednam

Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle.

The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water.

Near the village is a knoll called The Piper's Grave. It is named after a legend that a local piper once went searching for fairies in the hill, and was never seen again.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 419. ISBN 9780340165973.
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