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Dreva on Tweed

Coordinates: 55°36′33″N 3°22′00″W / 55.60917°N 3.36667°W / 55.60917; -3.36667
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The communication mast and ancient settlement site, Dreva

Dreva on Tweed (or simply Dreva) is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders. It was historically in Peebles-shire.

It is noted for the historical presence of a Peel tower.

Etymology

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The name is first attested quite late, in 1649, as Draway. This seems to be a Cumbric name, perhaps cognate with Welsh (y) + tref + ma 'the place of the (fortified) farmstead'.[1]

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55°36′33″N 3°22′00″W / 55.60917°N 3.36667°W / 55.60917; -3.36667