The Village
The village proper is based around 'The Square', where the church, a telephone and some houses are located. Abbey St Bathans is situated beside the Whiteadder Water. The Southern Upland Way and the Sir Walter Scott Way pass through the village. The SYHA used to have a youth hostel in the village to support walkers, however it has been closed a for number of years.
Another local attraction is The Riverside, a small restaurant further down river. It is located next to a fish farm. The village hall also hosts a small number of events each year. For community events information please see the community council website under External Links below.
Nearby are the remains of the historic, Edin's Hall Broch —an Iron Age defensive structure.
Further up the valley from the Church and 'The Square' can be found the old village hall which still holds regular events and occasional exhibitions.
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Famous quotes containing the word village:
“The next forenoon we went to Oldtown.... The Indian is said to cultivate the vices rather than the virtues of the white man. Yet this village was cleaner than I expected, far cleaner than such Irish villages as I have seen.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“To fair Fidele’s grassy tomb
Soft maids and village hinds shall bring
Each opening sweet of earliest bloom,
And rifle all the breathing spring.”
—William Collins (1721–1759)