Eildon

{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{coord|55.586|-2.681|display=title|region:GB_scale:100000}} '''Eildon''' is the largest committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, with a population of 34,892 at the census in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-03-09|title=Area committee population - Scottish Borders Council|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/outabout/aboutborders/census/7321.html|access-date=2021-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309134246/https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/outabout/aboutborders/census/7321.html|archive-date=2007-03-09}}</ref> It contains the three Eildon Hills, the tallest in the Scottish Borders.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Eildon Hills Path {{!}} South of Scotland|url=https://scotlandstartshere.com/tours/eildon-hills-path/|access-date=2021-10-14|website=Scotland Starts Here|language=en-US}}</ref>

Eildon is the name of a hamlet within the area, just north-west of Newtown St Boswells.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Map of Eildon |url=https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?x=357500&y=632500&z=120&sv=Eildon&st=3&tl=Map+of+Eildon,+Scottish+Borders+%5BCity/Town/Village%5D&searchp=ids&mapp=map |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=Streetmap.co.uk}}</ref>

==Places in Eildon committee area== {{Expand section|date=June 2008|small=no}} {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Alewater *Clovenfords *Denholm *Earlston *Eildon *Galashiels *Heriot *Kilnknowe *Ladhope *Langlee *Lauder *Lauderdale *Melrose *Mossilee *Netherdale *Newtown St Boswells *Scott's View *Selkirk *Old Selkirk *St Boswells *Tweedbank }}

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==See also== *Subdivisions of Scotland

Category:Eildon Category:Villages in the Scottish Borders