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Excavations at Fairnilee, 11th-15th August

Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for an excavation of a possible moated site at Fairnilee, Galashiels. Site hours will be between 10am and 3pm. Sign up for a day or two to try it out or come for the whole week! They recommend signing up for a series of consecutive days if you are […]

Terra Incognita V – culmination

Join photographers Zoe Hamill and Kat Gollock at the final event of their project, Terra Incognita. Through walking, photography, writing and gathering, photographers Zoe Hamill and Kat Gollock seek to create alternative maps of the middle section of the River Tweed by collecting and marking the lesser-heard memories and stories that are housed within its […]

Terra Incognita III – collections

Join photographers Zoe Hamill and Kat Gollock at the third event in their new project, Terra Incognita. Through walking, photography, writing and gathering, photographers Zoe Hamill and Kat Gollock seek to create alternative maps of the middle section of the River Tweed by collecting and marking the lesser-heard memories and stories that are housed within […]

Photographer James Valentine

James Valentine, working for his family company, took some of the earliest photographs of the Tweed in the 1860’s.

Inspiring Poets

The Tweed has inspired centuries of poets, writers and artists and still inspires us today.

Crossing the Tweed – Research Workshop

Discover the History and Evolution of Tweed River Crossings Join AOC Archaeology for an engaging workshop introducing Crossing the Tweed, a fascinating sub-theme of the Mapping the Tweed project. Explore and contribute information on how bridges, fords, and other crossing points along the Tweed River and its tributaries have shaped communication routes and landscapes throughout history. Workshop […]