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Hawick

Town and former burgh in Scottish Borders unitary authority, Scotland, bounded by the rivers Teviot and Slitrig, 84 km/52 mi southeast of Edinburgh; population (2001) 14,600. The manufacture of woollens is long established; hosiery was being produced in 1771 and tweed in about 1820. The Common Riding, a traditional fair and festival, is held annually in the town.

Hawick's 12th-century castle was demolished by the English in 1570. Its motte, an artificial earthen mound, is the only remaining structure.
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