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    Selkirk to Melrose cycle route
    • May 23, 2019

    Selkirk to Melrose cycle route

    A great cycle ride from Selkirk to Melrose, mainly on dedicated cycle paths. Great for families. With added elves and a bagpipe-playing pig.
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    Roman in the gloamin
    • Mar 5, 2019

    Roman in the gloamin

    The Romans never conquered Scotland. But that doesn't mean they were strangers to the land north of Hadrian's Wall, as a visit to the site of the fort they built in the Scottish Borders reveals. I swear that we were taught at school that the Romans never reached Scotland. Hadrian’s Wall was the limit of the empire and beyond that was a savage wasteland inhabited by blue-painted maniacs in kilts. I don’t know whether this was because history teachers in the 1970s weren’t very
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    Cycling Selkirk
    • Mar 1, 2019

    Cycling Selkirk

    Discover the best road cycling routes at the heart of the Scottish Borders with the free Cycling Selkirk guide. Download it here.
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    The Eildon Hills: in the land of the elves.
    • Feb 16, 2019

    The Eildon Hills: in the land of the elves.

    A short but bracing walk taking in all three Eildon Hills and including the Roman signalling station on Eildon Hill North. It's also the largest Celtic hill fort in Scotland. And, legend has it, the entrance to the land of the elves. Which you don't find on most walks. 4.2 miles. 2 hours. To find the start take the A6091 east past Melrose and turn off onto a minor road to the right at a sign for the Rhymer’s Stone. The path starts on the right of the road near an information
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