TravelTape Audio Guide to The Borders

"This audio guide will help you discover the romantic and often turbulent history of the Borders and enjoy the rich cultural connections, serene scenery and the friendly atmosphere of the rural comunities located in these green rolling hills This is a land of legend and ancient folk tales, passes down through the ages, that ell of Great Kings like Arthur and Alexander, of wizards such as merlin and Michael Scott, fact seems to merge with fiction. The ancient remains of hillforts and settlements bear witness to this earlier age. Whilst the clear evidence of the Roman occupation is scattered across the area, at its most prominent at Trimontium. The towers of fairytale castles like Thirlestane, Traquair and Floors, seem in contrast to the solid defensive thick walls of the castles like Hermitage and the numerous ruined Tower Houses hereabouts they ofter replaced. Whilst the splendor of grand mansions like Mellerstain built in more settled times, display the wealth and power of these great landowning families. Vast estates are still owned by the same border families who built these magnificent homes; whose history is interwoven with the very fabric of this wonderful countryside. Events unfold like the hills linking each place with another and the fascinating story of the Borders is certainly a story worth hearing. Tracks: + Introduction + Lauder + Mellerstain + Gattonside + Melrose + Abbotsford + Galashiels + Innerleithen + Traquair + Peebles + West Linton + Skirling + Broughton + St Mary's Loch + Ettrickbridge + Selkirk + Lilliesleaf + Hawick + Newcastleton + Denholm + Jedburgh + Crailing + Kirk Yetholm + Kelso + Coldstream + Duns + Abbey Saint Bathans + Coldingham + Eyemouth"