Scotland / Schottland

The River Tweed is 156 kilometres long and flows through the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It rises at Tweedsmuir and drains the entire border region. Later it forms Administrative boundary . The spring is located in the hills near Tweedsmuir. The Tweed flows into the North Sea near the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England's northernmost town, founded in 870. In the 11th century the town was a Scottish port where warships were built for kings of Scotland. In the PIP an impression of the buildings standing at the water: The Red Building is the Dryburgh Abbey Hotel is a stately country house on the banks of the River Tweed, southeast of Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The modern house was built in 1845 and converted into a hotel in 1932. It is located next to the ruins of the Dryburgh Abbey. www.dryburgh.co.uk

The Typical English Bus in the pouring rain we have reached our destination of the day the bus in Newton St.Boswells, now it goes back to the hotel to Melrose

At the start of the second stage of our pilgrimage a pretty wet business it's gonna be today.

on the way through the St Boswells Golf Club to the River Tweed

The tweed carries a lot of water, it's full up to the edge of the shore.

Maxton Church The church stands on a hill overlooking the river Tweed. It is believed that there has been a church on or near today's site for almost 1000 years. Sacred inscriptions can be seen on both the north and south walls. The HEBREW inscription on the south wall translates "Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound, Selah". 1724 :- "O come and let us worship and bow. (These are taken from Psalm 89.15 and Psalm 95.6). The Latin inscription on the north wall, above the stained glass windows, translates "Jesus is our safety". The bell bears the inscription "1609, Soli Deo Gloria Jan Burgerhuys me fecit". It was made in the well-known factory in Middleburg in Holland. There are two stained glass windows in the north wall which are believed to have been designed by James Henry Coram , a London architect.

a peaceful river, but which can also be different like in the second picture

We meet quite powerful meat colossuses and a lot more sheep than humans.

the pilgrimage through agriculture and woodland continues on and on.

It continues through pastureland and fertile land and it is still really Scottish wet weather

THE LEGEND OF LILLIARD The legend of the beautiful virgin Lilliard is known at the borders . She was a Maxton girl who followed her lover into the Battle of Ancrum Moor. He was killed by the English as she took his sword and fought against the English. Heavily wounded, she fought on until her death. The beautiful virgin Lilliard lies buried under these stones. She was small in stature, but great was her fame. The grave is only a few steps away from the St. Cuthberts Way (St. Boswells to Jedburgh).

through overwhelming scenery we move forward at the roadside tree figures which stimulate the spirit.

The legend says that here was a roman splendour avenue and at the end a tree sculpture was waiting for us which stimulates the thoughts of the people.

It continues over land past the Waterloo Monument. The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum is a 150-foot high tower built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. It was designed by architect Archibald Elliot after the original monument of William Burn collapsed. PiP I am always fascinated by the natural wood sculptures that we encounter along the way, which always stimulate our imagination anew.

many enormous cornfields, here in the middle there is a water reservoir to irrigate the fields

what also fascinates me are the many pasture walls erected in thousands of working hours. The inhabitants within these walls can be seen in the PIP

still a piece almost like jungle before we soon reach our day's destination

This shop has almost everything you need.