EILDON, a hamlet, in the parish of Melrose and district of
Melrose, county of Roxburgh, li mile (E. S. E.) from
Melrose; containing 56 inhabitants. It is situated in
the south-eastern part of the parish, and on the road
from Melrose to Jedburgh. In the vicinity is the elegant
mansion of Eildon Hall, surrounded by fine plantations;
and about a mile westward are the Eildon hills, which
are partly in Bowden parish. They are three in number,
and are of conical form, rising from one broad base; the
elevation of two of them is about 1400 feet above the
sea, and the north-east hill is chiefly remarkable for the
vestiges of a regularly-formed Roman camp, communicating
with military stations on the two other hills. The
views that are obtained from the summits are magnificent,
and embrace a great part of the south-eastern
district of Scotland.