Whitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton.
Place-name meaning Whitsome derives from Old English hwit-husum "at the white houses". This may refer to white stone buildings, or houses painted white. The name has been recorded as the following over the centuries: æt hwitum husum, 984 (literally "at the white houses, -um being dative plural). Huuithusum, 1038 (double u was written since "w" could not be pronounced by the author) Witsum, 1124 (contracted form)
See also List of places in the Scottish Borders List of places in Scotland
External links
RCAHMS site record for Whitsome Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Whitsome Excavation of cist burial, Leetside Farm, Whitsome Forestry Commission: Consultation with Edrom, Allanton and Whitsome Community Council GENUKI: History of Whitsome Borders Family History Society: Whitsome GEOGRAPH image: Whitsome Church