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History and Romance in the Borders

The city of Edinburgh may be the jewel in Scotland’s crown, but just a short
drive south is a glorious landscape that many people have yet to discover.
This circular route takes in coastal towns and villages standing on rugged
cliffs by inviting golden sands, as seabirds screech and wheel overhead.
It then sweeps inland to the Borders, where mighty rivers like the Tweed
NORTH
NORTH
flow past bustling towns and ancient abbeys, and where grand historic BERWICK
BERWICK
houses sit in tranquil countryside. The route finally heads north to its Dirleton Auldhame
Auldhame
Dirleton
last stop at Rosslyn Chapel, famous for its extraordinary – and Gullane
Gullane
mysterious – carvings. Whitekirk
Whitekirk
Luffness
Aberladylady Luffness
Aber
Tynninghame
Dunbar
Drem Drem Tynninghame Dunbar
Athelstaneford Broxburn
Athelstaneford
Broxburn
Leith Leith Spittal Spittal
Cockenzie
Traprain
Cockenzie Traprain
Skateraw
Nor
Longniddry
EDINBURGH
EDINBURGH Prestonpans Longniddry Spott Spott Skateraw Nor th th
Prestonpans
Portobello Tyne Tyne Stenton
Portobello
Stenton
Haddington
Sea
Innerwick
Musselburgh
Musselburgh Gladsmuir Haddington Innerwick Dunglass Sea
Dunglass
Gladsmuir
Duddingston
Duddingston Tranent Halls Halls
Tranent
Macmerry
Macmerry Papple Cove Cove
Papple
EAST LOTHIAN
Morningside
Morningside Cockburnspath
Cockburnspath
Smeaton Ormiston EAST LOTHIAN
Smeaton
Ormiston
ST ABB’S
Colmton
Colmton Liberton ST ABB’S
Liberton
Gifford
Pencaitland
HEAD
Cousland Pencaitland Gifford s s Ecclaw HEAD St Abb‘s
Cousland
Ecclaw
St Abb‘s
Dalkeith EastEast Danskine l l l l
Dalkeith
Danskine
West Byges
Salt
Grantshouse
Loanhead Bonnyrigg West Byges Saltounoun i i Grantshouse Coldingham
Bonnyrigg
Loanhead
Coldingham
Houndw
Newtongrange
Newtongrange Long Long H H Houndwoodood
Pathhead
Eyemouth
r
ROSSLYN CHAPEL
Quixw
Roslin Roslin ROSSLYN CHAPEL Pathhead Yester Yester r Harchead Quixwoodood Eyemouth
Harchead
Humbie
Crichton
Rosewell Crichton Humbie u u i i Abbey St Bathans Auchencrow Reston
Reston
Rosewell
Abbey St Bathans
Penicuik Gorebridge FalaFala m m Maikle Auchencrow Ayton Ayton
Penicuik
Gorebridge
Maikle
MIDLOTHIAN e r r says Law Ellemford Marygold
MIDLOTHIAN
e
says Law
Ellemford
Marygold
534m 534m
Temple
Temple m m m m Preston Lintlew
Lintlew
Preston
Middleton
Chirnside
Howgate Middleton a a Longformacus Chirnside
Howgate
Longformacus
L L Edrom Foulden
Foulden
Edrom
MANDERSTON HOUSE
Leadburn
Leadburn MANDERSTON HOUSE Allanton Hutton
M o o r f o o t H i l l s
M o o r f o o t H i l l s Crookston Westruther Polwartharth Whitstoneone Fishwick Horncliffe
Allanton
Hutton
Gladhouse
Paxton
Reser
Reservoirvoir
Whim Whim Gladhouse Heriot Heriot Oxton Oxton Gavinton Duns Duns Blackadder Paxton
Blackadder
Gavinton
Fishwick
Whitst
Crookston
Westruther
Polw
Horncliffe
SCOTTISH BORDERS
Swinton
Blackhope
Eddleston Blackhope Gala Water SCOTTISH BORDERS Fogo Fogo Swinton
Eddleston
652m 652m
Lauder
Lauder
Norham
Houndslow
Houndslow Swintonmill Norham
Swintonmill
Stow Stow Greenlaw
Greenlaw
Gala Water
Simprim
Above North Berwick Law, the hill south of L a u d e r d a l e Gordondon Leitholm Simprim Tweed Tweed
Leitholm
Gor
Windlestraw
the Scottish Seabird Centre, see p217 Winkston Windlestraw
Winkston
659m 659m
Hume Hume
Peebles
Peebles
Coldstream
Cornhill on
Langshaw Coldstream Cornhill on
Langshaw
L a u d e r d a l e
ACTIVITIES Stichill Tweed
Stichill
Tweed
Earlston Birgham
Birgham
Earlston
Nenthorn
Learmouth
Elibank Nenthorn Learmouth
Elibank
Ednam
Galashiels
Innerleithen
Go ghost hunting in Mary King’s Close, Innerleithen Galashiels Gattonside Smailholm Ednam
Smailholm
Tweed
Tweed
Gattonside
TRAQUAIR HOUSE
the warren of alleys under Edinburgh TRAQUAIR HOUSE Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot
Melr
Traquair
Traquair ABBOTSFORD Melroseose DRYBURGH ABBEY Floors Floors KELSO
ABBOTSFORD
DRYBURGH ABBEY
KELSO
Sup a few drams of whisky in the Castle Castle
Newtown
Newtown
Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh St Boswells Clintmains Roxburgh
Clintmains
Roxburgh
St Boswells
St Boswells
Foulshields
Foulshields St Boswells
Take a Seafari in a boat to see puffins and Rutherfordford
Ruther
Selkirk
guillemots, from the Scottish Seabird Centre Yarrowrow Selkirk Midlem
Yar
Midlem
Oakw
Walk along the Berwickshire Coastal Oakwoodood Lilliesleaf
Yarrow Water
Lilliesleaf
Path to the lighthouse at St Abb’s Head Yarrow Water Clerklands
Clerklands
Ettrickbridge
Ettrickbridge
Sample a Jacobite Ale in the historic
18th-century brewery at Traquair House
0 kilometres 10
Decipher the secret code in the
mysterious carvings at Rosslyn Chapel 0 miles 10
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