Hardie’s Hill is named after a local family, who farmed here for generations. The hollow south-west of the summit is said to be where townspeople would hide when the English attacked Hawick during the 16th century. 
In March 1860, the Hawick Advertiser reported that navvies were injured by rock blasted from the side of the hill during construction of the Border Union Railway. The area blasted is still remembered as Hardie’s Cutting.
The Ordnance Survey is responsible for maintaining the ‘trig point’ on the summit (pictured), though in recent years it has been painted by local volunteers. Situated at 211 metres above sea level, this triangulation pillar was installed in August 1953. An unmarked stone ball was recovered from the hill and given to Hawick Museum in 1981.
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