Welcome to this personal website. The content of this site is in two Sections.
Section one covers the local history of Tweedsmuir Parish in the Upper Tweed Valley in Scotland from the early Bronze/Iron Age through the Roman Era, Dark Ages and the Covenanting/Killing Time to the Reservoir Construction of the Modern Era. Start Here.
Section two covers an indepth study of the origin of the surname of Hope in the UK and Ireland and also some associated Scottish Border genealogy. Start Here.
SIGNS ON THE A68 WHEN ENTERING THE SCOTTISH BORDERS FROM ENGLAND AT CARTERBAR.
View of part of the Parish of Traquair in Peeblesshire Scottish Borders with the town of Walkerburn beside the River Tweed on the left. In the centre of the picture is the village of Bold - now named Glenbenna - with West Bold farmhouse in front. Bold is where a family of surname Hope - one of the Hope families of Traquair resided during the Killing Time of the Covenanting era 1680 - 1688. At this time there were other Hope families in Tweedsmuir Parish. See navigation bar on right.
Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Right - River Tweed in the Autumn.