Scottish Borders Tourist Information & Visitors Guide
The borderlands spanning the English/Scottish border are peppered with ancient castles and stately homes. Famous for being producers of fine woollen garments, visit the Hawick Cashmere Visitors Centre see how the garments are made. Historic Jedburgh is well worth a visit, particularly the atmospheric Abbey founded in 1138 by King David I.
Scottish Borders Highlights
- Abbotsford House - built and lived in by Sir Walter Scott, novelist and author of timeless classics
- Bemersyde House Gardens - 16th century peel tower surrounded by delightful gardens
- Bowhill House & Country Park - home of the Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry. K.T
- Jedburgh Abbey - lies on south facing slopes on the north bank of the Jed Water, close to the centre of Jedburgh
- Mary Queens of Scots House - a museum devoted to Marie Stuart and opened in 1987, on the 400th anniversary of her death
- The Gypsy Memorial - this piece of stone from Blinkbonny Quarry, stands as a memorial to the Gypsies of Kirk Yetholm
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