Nature has been kind to the hill country of the central Southern Uplands; it holds more than its share of stunning landscapes. Of these,…
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The valley of Talla is today one of the wildest corners of the Southern Uplands. It’s a steep-edged place, rockier by far than most of…
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It is my usual practice to tell a story before drawing conclusions from it. In this instance, however, I’m going to depart from that approach…
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I’ll be sharing a series of traditional stories through this site on a regular basis over the coming months, starting today. The first is a…
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“Merlin of the Forest” is a Youtube video on the Brythonic-Celtic origins of the Merlin legends, by one Kris Hughes. Kris is an independent…
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This route is the result of a great many years spent hiking through South Scotland, and a great many hours poring over maps of it.…
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This post covers one of the finest trekking routes through the Southern Uplands of Scotland – and one of my personal favourites. It combines a…
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I hopped on a train heading south from Edinburgh, after work on a Friday. It’s a nice journey; the railway line traces a coastline that…
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The Southern Uplands of Scotland are not a place the mind immediately associates with such things as craggy pinnacles of rock, multi-coloured screes, and…
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I’ve spent a great deal of time writing about Northumberland recently. I’ve been working since Christmas time on a long, photo-laden post covering the…
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