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 This was the house of the man who looked after Melrose Abbey, now a museum |
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 The green ditch supplied the Abbey with water from the Tweed |
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 A narrow footbridge over the water supply ditch |
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 When built, this footbridge had a miximum capacity of 8 |
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 but it has been considerably strengthened since. Looking towards Melrose. |
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 Relaxing by the Tweed |
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 Above: The view upstream from the bridge towards the rapids. |
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 Rapids in the Tweed, Melrose |
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 Melrose Parish Church |
 The Town House, Melrose |
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The high level of interest in Rugby Football in the borders perhaps reflects the troubled history when the reivers terrorised the area. They made the most of the lack of law in the border areas to rob and plunder their neighbours. In their day a worse threat to the people than terrorists, their gory misdeeds are now often romanticised. Some got their just deserts at the time (and justice was very rough) but others prospered. We shouldn't forget that kings and noble families were largely those who were more successful in grabbing property, usually by force, although once they had it they were eager to set up the law to protect it.
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 Tourist Information Office, Melrose |
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