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St Cuthbert's Way is a 100-kilometre (62 mi) long-distance trail between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne (Holy Island) off the coast of Northumberland, England. [1] The walk is named after Cuthbert , a 7th-century saint , a native of the Borders who spent his life in the service of the church.
The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 109 kilometres (68 mi) in length. [1] The theme of the footpath is the ruined Borders abbeys (established by David I of Scotland) along its way: Kelso Abbey, Jedburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey. These abbeys ...
Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak. The 422 metres (1,385 ft) high eminence overlooks Teviotdale to the South. [1]
Much of the route follows former Roman roads in the Borders. SGT Roman Heritage Way: 241: Wallsend & Melrose: Heads north from Hadrian's Wall into the Scottish Borders. [19] Virtual route Scottish Coastal Way-N/A: A proposed route around the coastline of Scotland. Proposed virtual route Scottish National Trail: 864: Kirk Yetholm & Cape Wrath
Scottish Borders and Northern England: Melrose, Scottish Borders: Lindisfarne, Northumberland: Named after Cuthbert, a 7th-century saint, a native of the Borders who spent his life in the service of the church. [27] Southern Upland Way: 214 344: Southern Uplands: Portpatrick: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire: Coast-to-coast walk generally from west ...
Melrose (Scottish Gaelic: Maolros, "bald moor") [2] is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. [3] It lies within the Eildon committee area of Scottish Borders Council .
Scott's View is a viewpoint in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott. The viewpoint can be located directly from a minor road leading south from Earlston just off the A68 and by travelling north from the village of St. Boswells up the slope of ...
Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.. This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland