Heriot is a little town in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon (part of the Scottish Boundaries council area, though traditionally in Midlothian). The town comprises some 150 homes, spread over a geographical location of around 50 square miles (130 km2), most of which is moorland. Connected to the rest of the globe largely with the A7 road, Heriot had a train station from 1849 until the branch line closures initiated by Beeching caused the track to be uplifted in the 1960s. The Scottish Parliament elected, in 2006, to restore the train, yet without a station at Heriot. The School (since Sept 2016) has 36 pupils. There are numerous community groups operating in the village consisting of dramatization groups, WRI, a neighborhood choir and a karate club. Places close to Heriot consist of Borthwick, Carcant, Crichton, Fala, Stow of Wedale and Innerleithen.