South East Scotland

South East Scotland or the South East of Scotland is a term which can be used to describe an area of variable scope which generally includes the Scottish Borders, East Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh altogether.
History
At one time the word Lothian was used to designate much of South East Scotland, but perhaps due to the long-standing Anglo-Scottish border and the culture and circumstance peculiar to the counties close to the border, especially during the time of the Border Reivers, most of South East Scotland is now considered to be the Borders rather than Lothian and has been for some time. South East Scotland is peculiar as an area of Scotland in that it seems to have experienced particularly close contact with the Romans . A hoard of Roman silver discovered at the hillfort of Traprain Law, which was the capital of the Votadini bears witness to this claim . The Romans left however and in their stead came Anglo Saxons. Later it is thought that there is a possible reference to a notable landmark of the area, Edinburgh Castle Rock in Y Gododdin as being the site of the hall the warriors celebrated by the poem congregated and feasted before doing battle with the Anglo Saxons at Cartraeth. The possible reference mentioned is worded as Din Eidyn in Y Gododdin itself. With the spread of the kingdom of Bernicia much of South East Scotland came under the rule of the Angles of Northumbria. It is possible, although as yet not proven that ultimately it is from the language of the Angles of Lothian that Scots is descended, although there have been many other influences on it since then, most notably the Anglo-Danish of Yorkshire . South East Scotland became part of Scotland when it was subsumed within the expanding kingdom of Scotland. It was legally transferred from English to Scottish control in the year 973 AD.
Present
Although not a feature of everyday, colloquial parlance it is employed as a descriptive in the names of various organisations based in the area of South East Scotland. Current uses of the term South East Scotland include the South-East of Scotland Deanery, a facility of NHS Education for Scotland which is to be found in the Westport in Edinburgh , as well as the South East Scotland Regional Scout Council . Other organisations which utilise the term South East Scotland include SCAN - South East Scotland Cancer Network , South East Scotland Wing ATC of the Royal Air Force Cadets and a branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development .

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