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==The Way==
 
==The Way==
The Sir Walter Scott Way runs from [[Moffat]] in [[Dumfries and Galloway]] to [[Cockburnspath]], entirely following a portion of the [[Southern Upland Way]], except at Selkirk, where there is an optional section down to the town, and from there using the [[Border Abbeys Way]] to rejoin.
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The Sir Walter Scott Way runs from [[Moffat]] in [[Dumfriesshire]] to [[Cockburnspath]] in [[Berwickshire]], entirely following a portion of the [[Southern Upland Way]], except at Selkirk, where there is an optional section down to the town, and from there using the [[Borders Abbeys Way]] to rejoin.
  
 
The Sir Walter Scott Way runs by way of:
 
The Sir Walter Scott Way runs by way of:
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==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[Scott's View]]
 
*[[Borders Abbeys Way]]                                                                     
 
*[[Borders Abbeys Way]]                                                                     
 
*[[St Cuthbert's Way]]
 
*[[St Cuthbert's Way]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 30 November 2016

Edgarhope Wood, Berwickshire

The Sir Walter Scott Way is a long distance path in the Middle Shires, picking its way through the shires of Dumfries, Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh and Berwick. It was created in memory of Sir Walter Scott, of one of the greatest of the romantic writers.

The Way

The Sir Walter Scott Way runs from Moffat in Dumfriesshire to Cockburnspath in Berwickshire, entirely following a portion of the Southern Upland Way, except at Selkirk, where there is an optional section down to the town, and from there using the Borders Abbeys Way to rejoin.

The Sir Walter Scott Way runs by way of:

Scott's favourite view: the Eildon Hills
Dumfriesshire
Moffat NT085052
Selkirkshire
Ettrick Head NT171064
Tibbie Shiels Inn NT240205
St Mary's Loch NT248223
Peeblesshire
Traquair NT330346
Selkirkshire
Yair NT453327
Selkirk NT469285
Galashiels NT491357
Roxburghshire
Melrose NT547342
Berwickshire
Lauder NT530475
Watch Water Reservoir NT662567
Longformacus NT692572
Abbey St Bathans NT757621
Cockburnspath NT775711

See also

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