Oliver Castle was one of the local strongholds, and later country estates, of the
Clan Tweedie family. The Parish Church of Tweedsmuir was built with Scottish red
sandstone in 1874 on site of earlier 1643 structure. It is a Category B listed building. There are notable Tweedie gravestones in the parish churchyard. The
Crook Inn is in the village, on the
A701. It is one of many claimants to be the oldest inn in Scotland. It is where
Robert Burns wrote "Willie Wastle's Wife". The 22 MW Glenkerie wind farm of
Infinis is located northwest of the village.
Talla Reservoir The
Talla Reservoir is nearby. In 1894 the Edinburgh and District Water Trustees decided to build Talla as the new source of water for
Edinburgh. The surface and the gradient of the main road were unsuitable for carting the quantities of material that would be needed for the new reservoir, so the
Talla Railway was built from
Broughton to Talla. While work on the railway and the reservoir was in progress, a large number of workmen lived in Tweedsmuir, dramatically increasing the population. The valve-closing ceremony was held at Talla on 20 May 1905, and on 28 September, when the reservoir was about two-fifths full, there was an inaugural ceremony. The large company was brought from Edinburgh in two special trains, which were hauled for the last stage of the journey, from Broughton Station, by small service engines on the Talla railway.
Fruid Reservoir is also nearby. ==See also==