CESSFORD, a village, in the parish of Eckford,
district of Kelso, county of Roxburgh, 6 miles (N. E.)
from the town of Jedburgh; containing 150 inhabitants.
It is situated in Teviotdale, and near the Teviot stream,
which here runs on the west, and immediately afterwards
takes a south-western direction. Near the village
are the remains of the ancient castle of Cessford, which
gives the title of Baron to the Duke of Roxburghe. See
Eckford.