On my way back from Rosslyn Chapel to Galashiels, I made a little stop in Peeples, a lovely town in the Scottish Borders. Originally a market town Peebles played an important role in the woollen industry of the Borders during the 19th and early-20th centuries. But the mills closed down in the mid-1960s and most […]
This morning I decided to board one of the Scottish Borders buses in a different direction, towards Edinburgh. After about a one hour journey I got out near Roslin and walked towards the famous Rosslyn Chapel. Founded in the mid-15th century on a little hill by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness Rosslyn Chapel became even […]
Sited high on a rocky outcrop, Smailholm is a small rectangular tower set within a stone barmkin wall. This 65 ft towerhouse was built by a well-known Scottish Borders family in the first half of the 15th century, and today you can enjoy stunning views of the surrounding countryside from Smailholm Tower’s battlements. (Visitscotland.com) Karina […]