THE noisiest place in the Borders has been revealed by an interactive map.

The tool, produced by the Scottish Government and updated by SEPA, allows people from across the nation to track the levels of noise from roads, railways and airports in their respective regions.

For the Borders, the noise on roads throughout the region is shown – split into seven categories based on the decibel level in that area.

According to the map, no roads in the Borders make it into the top category for noise of higher than 80 decibels, akin to “a modern twin-engined jet at take-off, at 152m distance”.

However, one part of a road does make it into the second highest noise category of more than 75 decibels – the only spot in the Borders to do so.

Border Telegraph: The noisiest parts of the Borders are shown in an interactive mapThe noisiest parts of the Borders are shown in an interactive map

The map shows that the noisiest area is a 40-metre stretch along the A68 near Melrose, just before the roundabout to turn off onto the A6091.

The loudest spot is part of a prolonged section of the A68 which reaches the threshold of more than 70 decibels – the third noisiest category.

Elsewhere in the Borders, Newcastle Road (A68) through Jedburgh is among the areas to feature in the third category, along with stretches of Abbotsford Road in Galashiels.

The noisiest section of Peebles comes on Innerleithen Road (A72) – also registering noise of more than 70 decibels.

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According to the website, the maps are “produced by computer software that calculates the noise level at specific points as the noise spreads out from the sources of noise that have been modelled”.

The models show an average noise level for an average day in the year, “calculated on the basis of a 10m grid at a height of 4m above ground level”.

The noise maps for Scotland are updated every five years, with the last update coming in 2018.