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Exploring Southern Scotland Getting Around Key
Travelling east to west and vice versa can be Motorway (highway)
Southern Scotland has a variety of problematic as all the main routes run north–south Major road
landscapes and small towns of great from Edinburgh and Glasgow to England. There are Minor road
character, but the region is often rural bus services but these tend to be infrequent and Other road
slow. Rail links down the east coast from Edinburgh
overlooked by visitors keen to reach are good, while a service to Galashiels, which opened in Scenic route
Edinburgh, Glasgow or the Highlands. 2015, makes the Scottish Borders even more accessible Main line railway
The hills around Glen Trool in Dumfries from the capital. In the west, travellers can enjoy Minor railway
and Galloway are beautiful and dramatic frequent rail services from Glasgow to Ayrshire and to Summit
while, further east, the Border hills are less Stranraer, the ferry port for Northern Ireland. Exploring
rugged but offer some classic pan oramas scenic areas away from the coasts is best done by car.
such as Scott’s View, near Melrose. The
Ayrshire coast has a string of holiday
North
North
resorts; the Solway Firth coast is fine North
North
Berwick
Berwick
Berwick
Dunbar
Dunbar
touring country, quiet and pic turesque; The Gothic abbey church at Melrose, once one of the richest Berwick Dunbar
Dunbar
abbeys in Scotland
and St Abb’s Head in the east is Loch Lomond Stirling
Loch Lomond
Stirling
EdinburghEdinburgh
one of Scotland’s most Loch LomondLoch Lomond StirlingStirling EdinburghEdinburgh
ST ABB’SST ABB’S
Gifford
Gifford
PENTLAND
impor tant wildlife Clydebank Gifford ST ABB’S
Clydebank
Clydebank
ST ABB’S
HEADHEAD
Clydebank
Gifford
PENTLAND
Lamm e r m u i r H i l l s
HEAD
Pathhead
Airdrie
reserves. SkelmorlieSkelmorlie GlasgowGlasgow Airdrie PENTLAND Roslin Pathhead HEAD
Roslin
Airdrie
Lamm e r m u i r H i l l s
Pathhead
Eyemouth
HILLS
SkelmorlieSkelmorlie PaisleyPaisley GlasgowGlasgow Airdrie PENTLAND Roslin Pathhead Lamm e r m u i r H i l l s Eyemouth
Roslin
HILLS
PaisleyPaisley HILLS HILLS Lamm e r m u i r H i l l s Preston Eyemouth
Eyemouth
Preston
Penicuik
Blantyre MotherwellMotherwell Penicuik Preston
Blantyre
Preston
Berwick-upon-
LargsLargs Blantyre MotherwellMotherwell Penicuik Berwick-upon-
Penicuik
Blantyre
Tweed
Berwick-upon-
Tweed
LargsLargs Berwick-upon-
Tweed
Tweed
Westruther
Hamilton
East Kilbride Hamilton Westruther
East Kilbride
Lauder
Lauder
Westruther
Hamilton
East Kilbride
DalryDalry East Kilbride Hamilton Carnwath Lauder Westruther
Carnwath
Lauder
Carnwath
DalryDalry Carnwath
Coldstream
Melbourne
Melbourne Coldstream
BORDERS
Ardrossan
Ardrossan FenwickFenwick Melbourne PEEBLES BORDERS Coldstream
Melbourne
PEEBLES
Coldstream
BORDERS
BORDERS
Ardrossan FenwickFenwick NEW LANARKNEW LANARK Biggar PEEBLESPEEBLES Galashiels RAILWAY 0 kilometres 20
RAILWAY
Ardrossan
Biggar
Galashiels
NEW LANARK
RAILWAY
TRAQUAIR
Biggar
Irvine
Galashiels
MELROSE
Irvine DarvelDarvel NEW LANARK Biggar TRAQUAIR Galashiels RAILWAY MELROSE
DarvelDarvel
KELSOKELSO
Irvine
Irvine KilmarnockKilmarnock TRAQUAIR ABBOTSFORDABBOTSFORD MELROSE KELSO 0 miles 20
MELROSE
TRAQUAIR
ABBEY
ABBEY
HOUSE
HOUSE
KELSO
HOUSE
ABBEY
HOUSEHOUSE
TroonTroon KilmarnockKilmarnock DouglasDouglas HOUSE ABBOTSFORDABBOTSFORD ABBEY
TOUR OF THETOUR OF THE
TroonTroon DouglasDouglas HOUSEHOUSE EILDONEILDON TOUR OF THE
TOUR OF THE
EILDON
SornSorn Cairn TableCairn Table Broad LawBroad Law EILDON BORDER ABBEYSBORDER ABBEYS
HILLSHILLS
BORDER ABBEYS
593m593m
SornSorn Cairn TableCairn Table 840m840m BORDER ABBEYS
HILLS
MauchlineMauchline 593m593m Broad LawBroad Law St Mary'sSt Mary's Ashkirk HILLS
Ashkirk
LochLoch
MauchlineMauchline Cumnock 840m840m St Mary'sSt Mary's Ashkirk JEDBURGHJEDBURGH
Cumnock
Ashkirk
JEDBURGH
AyrAyr Cumnock LochLoch JEDBURGH
Cumnock
C h e v i o t H i l l s
Hawick
Hawick
AyrAyr DUMFRIESDUMFRIES Leadhills Hawick
Leadhills
Hawick
C h e v i o t H i l l
Teviot
DunureDunure AllowayAlloway DUMFRIESDUMFRIES LeadhillsLeadhills Hart FellHart Fell
HOUSEHOUSE
808m808m
Teviothead Teviot
DunureDunure AllowayAlloway HOUSEHOUSE Hart FellHart Fell Teviot
CULZEANCULZEAN 808m808m Teviothead Teviot
Sanquhar
CULZEANCULZEAN DalmellingtonDalmellington Sanquhar C h e v i o t H i l l s s
Sanquhar
CASTLECASTLE
Sanquhar
CASTLECASTLE DalmellingtonDalmellington Moffat Teviothead C h e v i o t H i l l s
Teviothead
Moffat
ConsettConsett
Moffat
Moffat
DRUMLANRIGDRUMLANRIG Eskdalemuir ConsettConsett
Eskdalemuir
DRUMLANRIG
CASTLECASTLE
DaillyDailly DRUMLANRIG Eskdalemuir
Eskdalemuir
CASTLE
Girvan DaillyDailly CarsphairnCarsphairn CASTLE
Girvan
Stinchar
Girvan Stinchar
Girvan
Stinchar CarsphairnCarsphairn ParkgateParkgate Esk Newcastleton
Stinchar
Newcastleton
BURNS HERITAGE TRAIL
Esk
MoniaiveMoniaive ParkgateParkgate Esk Newcastleton
Newcastleton
BURNS HERITAGE TRAIL
Langholm
BURNS HERITAGE TRAIL
BURNS HERITAGE TRAIL
Esk
LendalfootLendalfoot MoniaiveMoniaive Langholm
Langholm
Langholm
Ellisland
LendalfootLendalfoot MerrickMerrick Ellisland Lockerbie
Lockerbie
Ellisland
Farm
MerrickMerrick 843m843m GALLOWAY Ellisland Farm
Lockerbie
Farm
843m843m GALLOWAY Farm Nith Lockerbie
TroolTrool
Canonbie
Barrhill
BallantraeBallantrae Barrhill TroolTrool FOREST PARK Nith Canonbie
Nith
Canonbie
BallantraeBallantrae Barrhill FOREST PARK New New Ecclefechan Canonbie
Loch
Loch
Barrhill
Ecclefechan
GALLOWAY
Nith
Dumfries
Loch
GALLOWAY
Loch Trool New New Dumfries Ecclefechan
Trool
Ecclefechan
GallowayGalloway
Dumfries
FOREST PARK
TroolTrool GallowayGalloway Loch Dumfries Crisp winter day in the Pentland Hills
FOREST PARK
Loch
CAERLAVEROCK
Loch Ken
KirkolmKirkolm NewtonNewton Loch Ken CAERLAVEROCK CarlisleCarlisle
CAERLAVEROCKCAERLAVEROCK
KenKen
CASTLE
KirkolmKirkolm NewtonNewton THREAVETHREAVE CastleCastle CASTLE CarlisleCarlisle
StewartStewart
CASTLE Solway
THREAVE
StewartStewart THREAVE CastleCastle CASTLE Solway
CASTLECASTLE
DouglasDouglas
Firth
Fir
Solway
StranraerStranraer Gatehouse CASTLE Solwayth
Gatehouse CASTLE
Dee
StranraerStranraer GlenluceGlenluce Kirkcowan of Fleet Dee DouglasDouglas FirthFirth Sights at a Glance
KirkbeanKirkbean
of Fleet
KirkcowanGatehouseGatehouse
THE RHINNS Kirkcowan of Fleetof Fleet Dee Dee KirkbeanKirkbean
THE RHINNS GlenluceGlenluce
Kirkcowan
THE RHINNSTHE RHINNS 1 St Abb’s Head q Pentland Hills p Galloway Forest Park
OF GALLOWAY
OF GALLOWAY
Portpatrick OF GALLOWAYOF GALLOWAY WigtownWigtown KIRKCUDBRIGHT 2 Kelso w New Lanark a The Rhinns of
KIRKCUDBRIGHT
Portpatrick
PortpatrickPortpatrick WigtownWigtown KIRKCUDBRIGHTKIRKCUDBRIGHT
Luce
SandheadSandhead Luce DundrennanDundrennan 3 Jedburgh e Dumfries House Galloway
Bay
Luce
SandheadSandhead Luce Bay GarliestonGarlieston DundrennanDundrennan 4 Eildon Hills r Drumlanrig Castle s Culzean Castle pp98–9
BayBay
Logan Port WilliamPort William GarliestonGarlieston
Logan
Botanic Garden
Botanic Garden Port WilliamPort William WHITHORNWHITHORN 5 Borders Railway t Threave Castle
Logan
Logan
WHITHORN
Botanic Garden
Botanic Garden WHITHORN Tour
7 Melrose Abbey y Burns Heritage Trail
DrummoreDrummore 8 Abbotsford House u Caerlaverock Castle 6 Tour of the Border
DrummoreDrummore Burrow HeadBurrow Head
Burrow HeadBurrow Head 9 Traquair House i Kirkcudbright Abbeys
0 Peebles o Whithorn
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