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Galashiels walking festival
With the Galashiels Walking festival on this weekend it is an ideal time to pick up a copy of the new edition of Borders Station Walks. It details eleven circular walks from the station in Galashiels, all of which can be completed within a few hours. Copies of the book are available form the Cafe…
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New Galashiels Outlet
We are delighted that the Fountain newsagent in Market Street Galashiels has agreed to stock the new edition of Borders Station Walks – next time you drop in to update your sweetie supply pick up a copy !
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Galashiels Walk Highlights G1: Bloody Deeds and Silent Pipes
Buckholm Tower was built in 1582 by John Hoppringil and stands above the Gala Water. Legend has it that, Pringle, the Laird of Buckholm was cursed by the wife of a covenanter after he murdered her husband and son then hung their bodies from hooks in the vaulted cellar. Dobies grave is marked by a…
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Spotlight on Buckholm Tower
The now ruin of Buckholm Tower, built in 1582 by John Hoppringil, stands above the Gala Water. Legend has it that , Pringle the Laird of Buckholm, was cursed by the wife of a covenanter after he murdered her husband and son then hung their bodies from ceiling hooks in the vaulted cellar. Every June…
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Shawfair Walk Highlights S1: A Changing Landscape
Woolmet Colliery opened in 1904 with over 800 people working 305m (1000 feet) below the surface to produce more than 200,000 tonnes of coal a year. The bing was a prominent landmark on Edinburgh’s skyline until it was levelled and landscaped. The miners memorial garden is dedicated to the miners that lost their lives at…
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Spotlight on Crichton Castle
The Medieval Crichton Castle , now a ruin, sits on a terrace high above the River Tyne was built in the late 14th century. There is a highly decorative diamond-faceted façade that overlooks the courtyard but unfortunately there is currently no access into the courtyard. Crichton Castle – Crichton Castle – Wikipedia Mary Queen of…
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Eskbank Walk Highlights E2: Maidens & Ice
A 17th century grotto hides the entrance to an icehouse which has a brick built egg-shaped pit which was filled with ice in winter to store meat and other perishables. Maiden Bridge was named as Margaret Tudor stopped here in 1503 on her way to Newbattle Abbey to meet her future spouse, king James 1V.…
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Stow Walk Highlights S2: An Ancient Well
St Mary of Wedale Church , built in 1876, has an impressive 140 feet tower containing a clock. The train drivers on the Waverley Line used to set their watches by it such was its reputation for accuracy. Packhorse Bridge, also known as a subscription bridge, built in 1654-5 which allowed burdened horses to cross…
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Gorebridge Walk Highlights G7:Castles and Churches
Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved Scottish Medieval fortifications. Built in 1430 but during the Civil War in 1650, Cromwell attacked the castle. The damaged inflicted by his canons can still be seen today. Borthwick Paris Church has been on this site in one form or another since the 12th century. It…
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Trig Points
Trigonometrical or triangulation points as they were also known as were used by the Ordnance Survey to map out the shape of the UK resulting in the excellent OS maps that we are all familiar with today. There were over 6,500 trig points throughout the country on hills and mountains at one time but many…
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