Frenchman Tower

Just another crumbling tower-house in a field somewhere. A pretty pile of rocks.

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Easter Happrew Tower

A lone pile of rocks in the middle of a sheep pasture, this is either Easter or Wester Happrew….

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Peebles Kirk

Peebles is a lovely town, and we stopped to wander around the little ruined churchyard and tower.

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Grey Mare’s Tail

We spent nearly a whole day driving around in the Tweed Valley, avoiding sheep. The weather was beautiful, and we stopped to hike up the hill to see the Grey Mare’s Tail, a tall, narrow waterfall that plunges 200 feet down the valley.

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Moffat

Moffat is a very nice little town that is well known for it’s woollen mills — a tourist attraction that warrants a humungous parking lot for tour busses.

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Niedpath

A beautiful, picturesque tower overlooking the River Tweed

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Wallace Statue

We had a very leisurely walk through a very thick forest path to find this enormous statue of William Wallace. He looks like a Roman soldier — and is overlooking Trimontium and the Eildon Hills, facing England; watching for the next invasion, according to the people sitting beneath it.

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Kelso Abbey

A 12th century Tironensian abbey, overlooking the Tweed. It has been ruined since the 16th century, which may account for hte very scant remains at Kelso.

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Greenknowe Tower

This well-preserved tower house in the Borders was built more for comfort than defense.

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Smailholm Tower

A lovingly restored tower hose in the Scottish Borders, under the care of Historic Scotland

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