A ghostly tale of Neidpath Castle
The dry weather is holding so we had another great walk today from the house. From Haylodge Park we continued west, heading away from Peebles. The footpath follows the banks of the River Tweed and after a mile or so you come to Neidpath Castle,...
Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, novelist, poet, playwright and historian, was born in Edinburgh in 1771. To aid his recovery from a childhood bout of polio, he was sent to stay with his grandparents on their farm at Sandyknowe near Smailhom Tower in the Scottish Borders. It...
