Cessford, Scottish Borders


Cessford is a hamlet about a mile south of the B6401 road, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The placename is from Gaelic 'ceis' and means 'the wattled causeway over the ford'; spellings vary between Cesfuird, Cesford, Cessfoord, Cessfuird, and Cessfurde.
Places nearby include Crailing, Eckford, Kelso, Morebattle, Nisbet, and Oxnam
Cessford Castle is a ruined castle nearby.
Cessford Burn is a tributary of the Kale Water.