Welcome to the Heriot Community Website
Heriot
This is the community website for the village of Heriot. Heriot is a rural community of approximately 160 properties located in the Eildon area of the Scottish Borders.
Community Council Meetings
The next meeting of HCC will be held on Wednesday 10th June at 7:00pm at Macfie Hall
Download the minutes for April 15th 2026
Email List
Heriot Community Council occasionally sends out emails regarding council business such as agendas and minutes of meetings. Should you wish to receive these, please send an email request to the secretary at secretary@heriot.info with your email address and name. Also, please inform the secretary of any changes to your email, if you wish to stop receiving emails or if you do not receive expected emails. We try to keep the list current and remove emails that fail. The data collected is only used to send out emails from HCC.
Heriot Plan
The community council has produced a draft version for a Heriot plan, containing background information about the Heriot community and location, with suggestions for how Heriot would like to develop in the future. This is for submitting into the next Eildon Area plan of the Scottish Borders Council.
Comments and suggestions for changes or additions to the plan are welcome.
Consultation on windfarm funded projects
In 2011 a consultation was undertaken by Heriot Windfarm Panel. This produced results detailing projects that people like to see accomplished in the village.
Local News and Events
Regular news items, including road closures, and local events are posted to the Heriot Community Council facebook page.
Your invitation to become a member of Heriot Community Trust
We are excited to announce that membership of Heriot Community Trust is now open!
The Trust has been created to make life in Heriot richer, stronger, and more connected for people of all ages. We will work to improve recreational facilities, create social and educational opportunities and improve our beautiful natural environment. Our first project is to buy and develop land to the North of Heriot Station for the whole community.
By becoming a member, you will be kept up to date with our work and how to you can get involved. There are three kinds of membership:
Ordinary membership
Open to everyone over 16 years old that lives in Heriot. This gives you an opportunity to become involved in the decision-making and planning of our projects, to vote at our Annual General Meetings and participate in elections for Directors of the Trust.
Associate Membership
Open to people over 16 who do not live in Heriot.
Junior membership
Open to people between the ages of 12 and 15 years.
Click here to apply for membership: https://forms.gle/EDBqoEv9D7tUhuAP7
Membership is free and we hope that everyone that supports our work will join us. If you would like more information, please ask.
We are planning to hold our first members' meeting of Heriot Community Trust in June. We hope to see you there. All members will be invited, so don’t delay!
Trial speed limit of 50mph on the A7
Please let us know your views, by emailing us on 50mph@heriot.info.
The 50mph speed limit is due to the disproportionate volume of motorcycle crashes. We welcome your first-hand impressions. Has it made any difference? Is it a good idea, or a bad idea? Should it be made permanent, or dropped? Are drivers observing it?
HCC will collate all feedback and provide this to SBC at the end of the trial period.
download the Community Council Briefing Paper for Trial 50mph speed limit.