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Lay- by on the A7 just south of Harwick
©Brian Bailey
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©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.2km<br/>The original tower house was burnt by the Earl of Northumberland in 1532. The repaired tower house was then destroyed in 1570 and rebuilt from 1571-74 by the Scotts of Buccleuch. In 1837 the castle was altered and attached to a mansion house. The castle is about 3 miles southwest of Hawick on the northwest side of the A7. The road and River Teviot can be made out in the foreground. This was taken from Whitchesters Hill in the adjoining square to the south.
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.3km<br/>At Branxholme near Hawick.
©james denham
Dist:0.4km<br/>South of Hawick in Roxburghshire.
©james denham
Dist:0.5km<br/>This happy looking bale was positioned on the east side of the A7 at Scatterpenny.
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.6km<br/>This stone cairn topped with a granite toposcope at the summit of Whitchesters Hill was officially unveiled on the 26th of June 2011 in memory of the late Nan Lyle from Hawick. Around 140 people were on the inaugural walk for the ceremony. The inscriptions around the vertical edge of the toposcope and on sandstone blocks set into the cairn reflects the interest she had in scouting and her work with the Borders Exploration Group in Africa. The inscription around the toposcope edge reads:- Baden-Powell Do your best. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it. The inscriptions on the blocks are:- Dedicated 26/6/2011; Rob Lyle local supporter; Borders Exploration Group; Trust in God; Scout Leader 1950-2010; TGO Challenge 9 times; Hawick 50 Group; Scouts Silver Wolf. The cairn is surrounded by a metal fence to protect it from livestock damage and the views from the 259m summit are very rewarding.
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.6km<br/>This is a close up of the granite toposcope on the Nan Lyle memorial cairn at the summit of Whitchesters Hill. Along with local landmarks, there is a direction for Kenya, Lesotho, Zambia and Mongolia, which reflects the work she did with the Borders Exploration Group. An inscription on the top reads:- Dedicated to Nan Lyle MBE, PHF who loved these Border Hills and gave so much to the local community For a view of the cairn with more information, see [[[2509378]]].
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.6km<br/>The 259m summit is marked with a cairn dedicated to the late Nan Lyle from Hawick. For a closer view of the cairn and more information, see [[[2509378]]].
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.6km<br/>This stone cairn topped with a granite toposcope at the summit of Whitchesters Hill was officially unveiled on the 26th of June 2011 in memory of the late Nan Lyle from Hawick. Around 140 people were on the inaugural walk for the ceremony. The inscriptions around the vertical edge of the toposcope and on sandstone blocks set into the cairn reflects the interest she had in scouting and her work with the Borders Exploration Group in Africa. The inscription around the toposcope edge reads:- Baden-Powell Do your best. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it. The inscriptions on the blocks are:- Dedicated 26/6/2011; Rob Lyle local supporter; Borders Exploration Group; Trust in God; Scout Leader 1950-2010; TGO Challenge 9 times; Hawick 50 Group; Scouts Silver Wolf. The cairn is surrounded by a metal fence to protect it from livestock damage and the views from the 259m summit are very rewarding.
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.7km<br/>This sign by a field gate gives the direction to a memorial cairn on the summit of Whitchesters Hill. For a view of the cairn and more information, see [[[2509378]]].
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.8km<br/>Viewed from a minor road near Branxholm Farm.
©Walter Baxter
Dist:0.8km<br/>The rough, intricately contoured, craggy land on the far side of the ashes could well be the source of the walling stone.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.8km<br/>In Roxburghshire.
©james denham
Dist:0.8km<br/>
©james denham

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