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![]() Portpatrick Portpatrick is a village amid steep cliffs on the extreme south-westerly tip of mainland Scotland. Built next to the ruins of Dunskey Castle, the position of Portpatrick on the Rhins of Galloway offers views of the Northern Irish coast from clifftop walks and beaches. The Gulf Stream gives a pleasant climate enabling subtropical plantlife to flourish. Originally a fishing village the harbour remains the focal point of the village. |
![]() Knock Bay |
![]() Castle Kennedy |
![]() River Tweed The Tweed is one of the great
salmon rivers of Great Britain. |
![]() Devil's Beef Tub The Devil's Beef Tub is a dramatic hollow in the hills north
of Moffat. The name derives from its use by the Border Reivers to hide stolen cattle. The 500ft ( 150m ) deep hollow is formed by four hills:- Great Hill, Peat Knowe, Annanhead Hill, and Ericstane Hill. It is one of the two main sources of the River Annan. |
![]() Great Hill ( 1527ft, 465m ) |
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Loch Trool
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![]() St. Mary's Loch St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in
the Borders Region of Scotland. It lies some 72km ( 45 miles ) south of Edinburgh between Selkirk and Moffat in the valley of the Yarrow Water. |
![]() St. Mary's Loch |
![]() Yair Bridge |
![]() Abbey Church at Abbey St.Bathans |
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Cove Harbour near
Cockburnspath Cockburnspath is a
village near the North Sea coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed
and Edinburgh. It is at the eastern extremity of the Southern Upland Way. |
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