Ring of St Mary’s Loch
Rating out of 5: 3.5 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: Looking for a nice stroll on a sunny day, enjoying a refreshing swim afterwards? Well, this route …
Scottish Borders
Dryhope Tower
Location: near St Mary’s Loch, Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: peel towertoday: open to the public, no floors leftpublic transport: buses …
Windy Gyle circuit, Cheviots
Rating out of 5: 5 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: With being the only Scottish listed peak of the main Cheviot range the Windy Gyle has long …
Wallace’s Tower, Roxburgh
Location: near Roxburgh Village, Kelso, Scottish Borders, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: tower housetoday: in a badly ruined statepublic transport: buses to Kelso, lovely walk …
The Great Map of Scotland circuit, Eddleston
Rating out of 5: 4 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: With me always having wanted to see the Great Map of Scotland this route offered the perfect …
Cessford Castle
Location: just outside of Cessford, 10 miles east of Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: L-shaped tower housetoday: privately owned, visible from St …
Windlestraw Law circuit, Innerleithen
Rating out of 5: 4 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: This route truly is one of a kind and leaves me with mixed thoughts and unsure about …
Torwoodlee Tower
Location: just outside Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: 17th-century towerhouse-mansiontoday: ruin accessible to the public, on private ground, information bordspublic transport: buses …
Salmon Leap walk, Selkirk
Rating out of 5: 5 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: The Salmon Leap Walk, starting from Selkirk, offers a great opportunity for a short stroll as a …
Minch Moor circuit from Traquair
Rating out of 5: 5 Source: Walkhighlands and Robbie Porteous – The Scottish Borders 40 favourite walks (not a round route here) Reasons: The round …