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The Great Polish Map of Scotland

10 January 2020 Chris Leave a comment

Visit the largest 3D map of a country in the world near an unassuming village in the Scottish Borders.

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Posted in: Scotland, Scottish Borders, Walks Filed under: Short walks

The Pilgrim’s Path to Lindisfarne

5 September 2019 Chris Leave a comment

St Cuthbert was an Anglo-Saxon monk who took up residence on the island of Lindisfarne, where he would one day…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Short walks, St Cuthbert's Way

The Norber Erratics

4 September 2019 Chris Leave a comment

High on a lonely hillside stands a stony herd – the Norber Erratics.  These great boulders, deposited by passing glaciers during…

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Posted in: England, Walks, Yorkshire Filed under: Short walks, Yorkshire Dales

Heatherhope Valley Circular

27 August 2019 Chris Leave a comment

A circular walk that rises high above the Heatherhope Valley along an old drove road, taking in ancient standing stones…

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Posted in: Scotland, Scottish Borders, Walks Filed under: Cheviots, Medium walks

Capelaw Hill

23 August 2019 Chris Leave a comment

A gentle introduction to the Pentland Hills that is easily accessible from Edinburgh.  

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Posted in: Lothian, Scotland, Walks Filed under: Edinburgh, Pentland Hills, Short walks

The Hunt for MacGregor’s Cave

17 May 2019 Chris Leave a comment

A short walk reveals a rocky haven for bandits and clansmen hiding from the prying eyes of the law —…

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Posted in: Perthshire, Scotland, Walks Filed under: Short walks

The Minch Moor and the Three Brethren

27 April 2019 Chris Leave a comment

The Minch Moor Road is one of the oldest in the Borders. Once a drove road between the Tweed and…

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Posted in: Scotland, Scottish Borders, Walks Filed under: Medium walks

The Cateran Hole

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After an unsuccessful attempt last year in less pleasant weather, I set off on a sunny Easter Sunday in search…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Caves, Medium walks

Thornielee Forest

16 April 2019 Chris Leave a comment

What would you do if you were offered the choice between death or to be married to the ugliest woman…

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Posted in: Scotland, Scottish Borders, Walks Filed under: Forests, Short walks

Loch Faskally and the Pass of Killiecrankie

10 April 2019 Chris Leave a comment

Many a Scot knows the tale of the Battle of Killiecrankie, where Bonnie Dundee met his end. Yet the soldiers…

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Posted in: Perthshire, Scotland, Walks Filed under: Long walks, Waterfalls

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