Cessford Burn

The extant foundation stones of the dwellings, which can be seen to this day, are situated on the north bank of the Cessford Burn.

Seven shiels, or thatched cottages, once housed the families of the farm steward, the shepherd and the ploughman.

The castleton is no longer extant, but aerial photographs and Matthew Stobie's 1770 map of Roxburghshire show that the village lay hard by the castle to the northwest on the Morebattle road; about 140 souls lived in Cessford village during those times.

Along the quiet, green banks of Cessford Burn is Habbie Kerr's cave, where local citizens had sought safety and shelter since the fifth century CE.

Alexander Jeffrey - The History & Antiquities of Roxburghshire & Adjacent Districts (4 vols, Edinburgh: Seton & Mackenzie, 1855–64).