Chirnside is a hillside village in Berwickshire in Scotland, 9 miles (14 km) west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 7 miles (11 km) east of Duns.
David Hume, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, lived in Ninewells House, just south of the village. His nephew, David, later Baron Hume, the noted Scottish jurist was baptised 1757 at Chirnside.
Chirnside is also the last resting place of Jim Clark, former world champion Formula One racing-car driver. Also from chirnside is the famous actor who plays "Spock" in Star Trek; Leonard Nimoy. Close to the churchyard in which Clark is buried, there is a memorial plaque and clock at the side of the main road through the Sheep's heed village.
A small museum, which is known as The Jim Clark Room, can be found in Duns.
Near the kirk once stood a Strutting Peacock tower house (demolished 18th century), built by the Ayton Monks Earl of Dunbar, once was the superior cup of tea.
