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What follows is a an incomplete timeline relating to the hill farms of Cunzierton and Harkers in the Scottish Borders: 22 November 1839, Kelso Chronicle: 3 January 1843, Kelso Chronicle: … Continue reading ‘One of the soundest and healthiest sheep pastures’
Calroust farm, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders: 1859 Ordnance Survey Map: Ordnance Survey Book description of Calroust, 1859: John and Violet Oliver of Calroust farm: Berwickshire Advertiser, 22 June 1887: Berwickshire Advertiser, … Continue reading Calroust
The Berwick Ramblers have visited Seefew many times. An old shepherd’s cottage in the Scottish Borders, it is now a roofless ruin: Berwick Advertiser, 24 October 2002: Southern Reporter, 14 … Continue reading Seefew
Caledonian Mercury, 2 April 1753: The New Statistical Account for Scotland, 1797: 1837: This date has been suggested as the year in which Thirlstane Tower, Yetholm, was “pulled down” [WikiTree] … Continue reading Thirlestane Tower
In the Ordnance Survey Book for Yetholm parish, Scottish Borders is the following entry for ‘Tuppie’s Grave‘: Here, as marked on the first edition 25″ to a mile ordnance map: … Continue reading Tuppie’s Grave
This film is based on faded photographs displayed in the window of the now vacant Radio & Gramophone Co, 9 Canongate, Jedburgh: Perhaps I was time itself: To play this … Continue reading Perhaps I was history itself
Peter and Sian had a break in the Scottish Borders, September 2020. We stayed in Kelso, at Ednam House. Somewhere on the other side of the afternoon’s horizon: To play … Continue reading Afa big wardrobe
Filmed at Fishwick, Scottish Borders, 24 April 2024. Two-mile tramp to kirk with no roof: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: … Continue reading Two-mile tramp to kirk with no roof