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Jim Clark Museum in the Scottish Borders

Friends of Monteath Mausoleum turn back time

Lock of Napoleon’s hair rediscovered at Abbotsford

Salmon fishing in the Scottish Borders

Welcome to the brilliant borderlands

August 12, 2020 By David Pike Leave a Comment

Welcome to the brilliant borderlands – Before it was finally anchored on the English side of the border with Scotland, Berwick-upon-Tweed changed hands no less than 13 times. Some 530 or so years later, the good folk of Berwick still lean to the north – by a margin of 60-40% – if local polls are […]

Filed Under: Home Tagged With: Alnmouth, Alnwick, Bamburgh, Berwick, Duns, Galashiels, Hawick, Jedburgh, Melrose, Morpeth, Peebles, Scottish Borders, Selkirk

Saddle up for the ridings

August 12, 2020 By David Pike Leave a Comment

Saddle up for the ridings – Since the beginning of the 16th century the Common Ridings have formed an integral part of Scottish Borders tradition.  Common Riding is a celebration that involves townsfolk in a grand ‘ride-out’ on horse-back around the town and its historic boundaries. It dates back to a time when they needed […]

Filed Under: Lead, Towns Tagged With: Common Ridings, Hawick, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scottish Borders Ridings, Selkirk

Feel the quality on the Scottish Borders Cashmere Trail

August 12, 2020 By David Pike Leave a Comment

Feel the quality on the Scottish Borders Cashmere Trail – There’s a soft side to the Scottish Borders – a very soft side that has brought international fame and wealth to the region for over 150 years. The Borders is renowned as the home of cashmere, a luxury fashion item that owes its success to […]

Filed Under: Hawick, Lead, Trips and Trails, Uncategorized Tagged With: Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scottish Borders Cashmere Trail, Selkirk

Selkirk’s a town in touch with historic traditions

July 7, 2020 By David Pike Leave a Comment

Selkirk’s a town in touch with historic traditions – Scratch the surface of any town in the Scottish Borders and you will find a community of independent minded people who are fiercely proud of their traditions. In Selkirk, perched on a terrace of hills overlooking the Ettrick Water, where locals are know as ‘souters’ (shoemakers), […]

Filed Under: Historic Borders, Selkirk Tagged With: Mungo Park, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Sir Walter Scott

Welcome to the brilliant borderlands

Welcome to the brilliant borderlands – Before it was finally anchored on the English side of the border with Scotland, Berwick-upon-Tweed changed hands no less than 13 times. Some 530 or so years later, the good folk of Berwick still lean to the north – by a margin of 60-40% – if local polls are […]

Havens of stone in the Scottish Borders

Havens of stone in the Scottish Borders – The number of stone keeps and peel towers scattered across the Borders landscape are testament to the turbulent times that ebbed and flowed through the region for hundreds of years. One of the best preserved is Smailholm Tower in the Scottish Borders, a defiant landmark built on […]

Step into borders history

Step into borders history – If you enjoy history and exploring times gone by you will love the Borders. Northumberland and the Scottish Borders was the most fought over land in Britain as the crossed swords marking local battlefields on maps of the region will show. From the earliest times, when Agricola marched his Roman […]

Wallace stands tall in the Scottish Borders.

Wallace stands tall in the Scottish Borders – There may be as much Hollywood as there is historical fact in Mel Gibson’s ‘Braveheart’ but it does nothing to diminish the stature of Scotland’s national hero, Sir William Wallace. To the English he was an outlaw and murderer while in Scotland he is credited with laying […]

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Scottish Borders on track for new opportunities

Scottish Borders on track for new opportunities – The Campaign for Borders Rail has received a top level boost following a meeting with Scotland Office minister, Iain Stewart MP. He confirmed the UK Government’s support for the project and gave a commitment to drive the plans forward with his ministerial colleagues. It was revealed that […]

Scottish Borders push for a national park

Scottish Borders push for a national park – A Borders National Park could provide an important post-Covid boost for the Scottish Borders region. The campaign to create seven national parks across Scotland – including one in the Borders – is expected to take on a new urgency now that a return to normality is in […]

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