Northumberland - The Borders Region
Holiday Cottages the Borders
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The eastern border region is that area bounded by the Lammermuir Hills in the North, the Cheviots is the South, the Berwickshire coastline in the east and the high hills and moors beyond the towns of Selkirk and Hawick in the West. The region, which is home to scarcely 100,000 people is an area unique in its cultural and historical heritage and scenic beauty, renowned for its romantic towers, elegant stately homes and neat towns and villages all linked by quiet roads, enabling the visitor to explore the region at their leisure.
The area was for three centuries the scene of frequent battles and constant skirmishes by border reivers - there are fascinating Bastle houses that still dot the skyline. The four great abbeys of Jedburgh, Kelso, Melrose and Dryburgh owe their ruinous condition to the depredation of successive English armies. The heart of Robert the Bruce is buried at Melrose, whilst Dryburgh is the last resting place of Sir Walter Scott. The many historic houses in the region include Floors Castle, Manderston, Mellerstain, Thirlstane, Paxton House, Abbotsford and others, too numerous to mention. The Tweed is the major river of the area flowing through the unique city of Berwick-upon-Tweed and close to Cornhill-On-Tweed. The river provides hundreds of miles of fishing, as do the lesser known Teviot, Ettrick and Yarrow. The region also has several excellent golf courses as well as some spectacular coastline such as at St Abbs.
The Borders Region is on the 2012 route of the Olympic Torch in Northumberland