Editing Tweeddale (section)

==Geography==
The area had an estimated population of 20,848 in 2015. It is one of the five committee areas in the Scottish Borders. Major settlements in the area include [[Peebles]], [[Innerleithen]] and [[West Linton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20015/your_council/472/area_partnerships/6|title=Tweeddale|website=Scottish Borders Council|access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

It is the traditional name for the [[dale (landform)|dale]] (the area drained) by the upper reaches of the [[River Tweed]]. This area was considered to end before the [[Yarrow Water]] flowed into the Tweed, so the area was bounded to the south and east by the Yarrow/Tweed [[water divide|watershed]], and to the north and east by the [[Gala Water]]/Tweed watershed.

12,770&nbsp;[[hectares|ha]] of upper Tweeddale between [[Broughton, Scottish Borders|Broughton]] and [[Peebles]] is designated as the [[Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area]],<ref name=nsa-area>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Environment/Countryside/Heritage/Areas/maps|title=National Scenic Areas - Maps|publisher=SNH|date=2010-12-20|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://sitelink.nature.scot/site/9157| title=Upper Tweeddale NSA| publisher=[[NatureScot]]| access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref> one of 40 [[national scenic area (Scotland)|such areas]] in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/national-scenic-areas|title=National Scenic Areas|publisher=NatureScot|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>