Today the twin Scottish villages of Kirk and Town Yetholm nestle quietly in the Bowmont valley in the Cheviot Hills. However, signs of ancient human activity are written into the surrounding landscape in the form of numerous hill forts, hut platforms and field boundaries. Perhaps the most striking piece of evidence was unearthed in 1837, when two bronze-age shields were dug from boggy ground at the edge of the village.
During the Middle Ages Yetholm found itself caught up in the conflicts between England and Scotland. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries it was the haunt of Border Reivers. In the eighteenth century it became the home of gipsy people.
The YHS Heritage Centre in Town Yetholm is now closed for the winter season.
Re-opens Spring 2026 - details to be announced.
Latest YHS blog - 'More Clairts' - HERE
Yetholm History Society is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation: SCO44596
During the Middle Ages Yetholm found itself caught up in the conflicts between England and Scotland. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries it was the haunt of Border Reivers. In the eighteenth century it became the home of gipsy people.
The YHS Heritage Centre in Town Yetholm is now closed for the winter season.
Re-opens Spring 2026 - details to be announced.
Latest YHS blog - 'More Clairts' - HERE
Yetholm History Society is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation: SCO44596
