Galashiels is a busy town on the main A7 road through the Scottish Borders. It is situated at the southern end of the valley of the Gala Water about a mile upstream of its confluence with the River Tweed.
Click here for a map which shows the position of Galashiels in southern Scotland.
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Galashiels' history has been closely tied to the textile industry in the Scottish Borders. The Scottish College of Textiles, now a campus of Heriot-Watt University, has a long-standing reputation in the fields of textile design and production. Nowadays the textile industry still exists but in a much reduced form, and the town has diversified into more varied commercial pursuits. In recent years, companies have started up in fields as varied as medical research, software development, the production of leather clothing and fish processing.
Here are a couple of websites which give you more information about the town of Galashiels:
- Galashiels -- Undiscovered Scotland [Opening in a new window]
- Galashiels -- The Town Web Site [Opening in a new window]
