When I was six my parents bought me a scarf in the Ross tartan which was our family surname. I was very proud of it.
As usual, when we were on our annual summer holiday staying on Wellington Terrace, Berwick we set off the walk the walls. Although it was windy we decided to enjoy the view from Coxon’s Tower. Then a stronger gust unwrapped my beautiful new scarf blowing it off and out to the Tweed estuary. How I cried!
My father tried to cheer me up by suggesting that one of the seals would be pleased to have it to wear!
Below is an image of Coxon’s Tower on the Elizabethan ramparts is in the background behind the paddle boarder on the left. It is one of the last two original medieval towers on the walls surrounding the town. This was taken from the Border Belle operated by Berwick Boats. Credit: Walter Baxter – Paddle boarders at Berwick-upon-Tweed © Walter Baxter cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland.
