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Monastic Architecture at Jedburgh
Just ten miles from the English border, Jedburgh Abbey is one of Scotland’s most striking monastic ruins. Its story stretches back to the 9th century, when the area was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria and the first church was gifted to the See of Lindisfarne. In 1118, Prince David, later King David I, […]
Celebrating Turner at 250
2025 marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), one of Britain’s greatest and most influential landscape painters. Known for his dramatic skies and luminous watercolours, Turner transformed how we see nature. Turner was captivated by the Scottish Borders and painted several scenes along the River Tweed, capturing its serene […]
Horncliffe Salmon Procession
The Horncliffe Salmon Procession is an annual winter festival in the village of Horncliffe, Northumberland, celebrating the River Tweed’s historic salmon fishing heritage with a torchlit parade of handmade lanterns, traditional music (often featuring Border Morris dancers like Rag Bag Morris), food, and a bonfire, marking the end of winter darkness and the return of […]
The Stream and the River
My Mum, sister, and I moved to Cornhill-on-Tweed in the 1970s, where my Mum taught at Cornhill First School for many years. My sister and I spent hours playing in the stream at the bottom of the field behind our house, which ran through the old mill and into the Tweed. We stayed away from […]
On the banks of the Tweed. A poem by J M Wilson (1804-35), author of Wilsons Tales of the Borders
This poem was contributed by The Wilson’s Tales Project which celebrated the life and stories of Tweedmouth-born John Mackay Wilson and his ‘Tales of the Borders’ through a series of events for all ages supported by a Destination Tweed Community Grant. On thy banks, classic Tweed, still my fancy shall wander, Though far from the […]
The Old Fisher-Wife
The Tweed has always been filled with legend and folklore. Its shifting currents and mist-shrouded banks inspiring tales that blur the line between history and myth. Such as Thomas the Rhymer, whisked away by the Queen of Elfland near the river’s own banks. Beyond this, stories of restless spirits persist. Spectral fishermen, ghostly horsemen, the […]