Darnick is a village near Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. The name was first recorded in 1124, and has changed from Dernewic, Dernwick and Darnwick to the present Darnick. Darnick Tower [Wikidata] was built in c. 1425, and another tower house, Fisher's Tower, is still recognisable by its remains.

Darnick
Abbotsford Road
Darnick Location within the Scottish Borders
Population	540 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MELROSE
Postcode district	TD6
Dialling code	01896
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
List of places UK Scotland 55°36′N 2°45′W

Skirmish Hill by Darnick is the site of a battle which took place on 25 July 1526 between the Scotts of Buccleuch and the Kerrs of Ferniehirst, trying to intercept King James V who was then under the guardianship of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus.

John Smith of Darnick created the Wallace Statue at Bemersyde House. His family were builders and masons during the first half of the 19th century, and they have to their credit an extension to Abbotsford, Dryburgh Abbey House, Eckford Church, Gattonside House, Hawick North Bridge, the bridge over the Hermitage Water, Melrose Parish Church, and Yetholm Parish Church.

Places nearby include Abbotsford, Buckholm, Eildon, the Gala Water, Galashiels, Gattonside, Lindean and Newtown St Boswells.

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

References

• Douglas, Sir George (1899) History of the Border Counties: Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood & Sons.

Sources

• A walk around Darnick, described by Nigel Tranter in his 'Illustrated Portrait of the Border Country' 1972

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darnick.

• RCAHMS record of Darnick, Skirmish Field
• Darnick Tower; information and pictures published by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland