Galashiels
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| Galashiels shown within the Scottish Borders | |
| Population | 14,994 Scotland's Census 2011 |
| OS grid reference | NT495365 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Galashiels |
| Postcode district | TD1 |
| Dialling code | 01896 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
Galashiels (/ˌɡæləˈʃiːəlz/; Scots: Gallae,Scottish Gaelic: An Geal Àth) is a Scottish burgh in Selkirkshire on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala".
Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Borders region. The town is known for textile making, and is the location of Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design, Galashiels Academy and one campus of the Borders College, which as of 2009 has moved and now joins with the University.
To the west of the town there is an ancient earthwork known as the Picts' Work Ditch or Catrail. It extends many miles south and its height and width varies. There is no agreement about the purpose of the earthwork. There is another ancient site on the north west edge of the town, at Torwoodlee, an Iron Age hill fort, with a later Broch known as Torwoodlee Broch built in the western quarter of the hill fort, and overlapping some of the defensive ditches of the original fort. The Romans destroyed the broch in AD 140, soon after it was completed.
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