13-506: A72 or A-72 may refer to: A72 road (Great Britain) , a major road in the United Kingdom A72 motorway (France) Autovía A-72 , a Spanish motorway Benoni Defense , a chess opening Bundesautobahn 72 , a German motorway ARM Cortex-A72 , a computer processor microarchitecture Samsung Galaxy A72 , a smartphone released in 2021 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
26-524: A junction with the A7 , which leads on to the Galashiels Ring Road. Download coordinates as: 55°36′17″N 3°35′32″W / 55.6048°N 3.5922°W / 55.6048; -3.5922 ( A72 road ) River Tweed The River Tweed , or Tweed Water , Scots : Watter o Tweid , Welsh : Tuedd ), is a river 97 miles (156 km) long that flows east across
39-709: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A72 road (Great Britain) The A72 road is a major route in Scotland connecting Hamilton in South Lanarkshire , with Galashiels in the Scottish Borders . It travels for over 97 kilometres (60 mi) in a south-easterly direction, along the Clyde and Tweed valleys, passing the towns of Larkhall , Lanark , Biggar and Peebles . Starting at
52-529: Is that the name is derived from a non-Celtic form of the Indo-European root *teuha- meaning "swell, grow powerful". The River Tweed flows primarily through the scenic Borders region of Scotland. Eastwards from the settlements on opposing banks of Birgham and Carham it forms the historic boundary between Scotland and England. It rises in the Lowther Hills at Tweed's Well near to where
65-686: Is the secondary route on the A701 . Just south of Blyth Bridge , it meets the A721 , and less than a mile further, it leaves the course of the A701. The A72 ascends a high plateau, then descends into the valley of the River Tweed at Stobo , and parallels the Tweed for the remainder of its length. The road passes through Peebles and then Innerleithen and Walkerburn towards Galashiels. It comes to an end at
78-711: The Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers of Britain and the only river in England where an Environment Agency rod licence is not required for angling . The river generates a large income for the local borders region, attracting anglers from all around the world. Tweed may represent an Old Brittonic name meaning "border". A doubtful proposal
91-583: The Clyde , draining northwest (10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Tweed's Well), and the Annan draining south (1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Tweed's Well) also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" is a saying from the Border region. East of Kelso , it becomes a section of the eastern part of the border. Entering England, its lower reaches are in Northumberland , where it enters
104-497: The North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed . The river east of St Boswells runs through a drumlin field . It is the relic of a paleo- ice stream that flowed through the area during the last glaciation. Major towns through which the Tweed flows include Innerleithen , Peebles , Galashiels , Melrose , Kelso , Coldstream and Berwick-upon-Tweed , where it flows into the North Sea . Tweed tributaries include: The upper parts of
117-573: The catchment of the Tweed in Scotland form the area known as Tweeddale , part of which is protected as the Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area , one of 40 such areas in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development. Despite that the catchment straddles the border between Scotland and England, management of it – in terms of water quality, bio-security, and ultimately protection of
130-669: The A72. It meets the main A702 , Edinburgh to Abington , South Lanarkshire road; this short section of road is narrow as it passes through Symington. This section of the road follows the course of the A702 for approximately 3 miles through the town of Biggar . The A72 enters the village of Skirling before ascending onto higher moorland. This section of road is notorious for accidents due to its high elevation, poor weather and winding route. On this last 9.7 kilometres (6 mi) section of A72, it
143-710: The junction with the A724 , the road parallels the M74 , following the original A74 (now B7078 ) before descending into the forested Clyde Valley as it skirts around the town of Larkhall. The road follows the River Clyde , with some tight bends, sheer drops and adverse cambers, and meets the A73 just north of Lanark. This section of the road follows the course of the A73 through the town of Lanark and, just before Symington , again becomes
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#1732773258169156-500: The salmon of the River Tweed – is overseen by a single body, the River Tweed Commission. As of 2024 , work is in progress on the development of a 113-mile (182 km) walking and cycling route following the length of the river from Moffat to Berwick-on-Tweed. The work includes new sections of path, upgrades to existing paths, bridge replacement and repairs, pedestrian road crossings, lighting and signage. The path
169-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A72&oldid=1053206641 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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