Heriot
Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon (part of the Scottish Boundaries council location, though historically in Midlothian). The town consists of some 150 houses, topped a geographical area of around 50 square miles (130 km2), most of which is moorland. Linked to the rest of the globe mainly through the A7 roadway, Heriot had a train station from 1849 till the branch line closures prompted by Beeching caused the track to be uplifted in the 1960s. The Scottish Parliament voted, in 2006, to restore the train, however without a station at Heriot. The School (as of Sept 2016) has 36 students. There are numerous area groups operating in the village consisting of drama groups, WRI, a community choir and also a karate club. Places close to Heriot consist of Borthwick, Carcant, Crichton, Fala, Stow of Wedale and also Innerleithen.
