Been away flying today - no opportunities to try out the new camera on some aerial photography as it was rather hazy and there was a lot of turbulence, but later I went back to collect Ann at Gretna where I had left her at the shopping mall in the morning, then back home to Hawick where I took a few pics along the High Street while our takeaway meal was being prepared at the local Indian restaurant.
First or last house in Scotland depending on which way you are going, containing old marriage room. The boundary with England is the river next to it on the south.
Ann at Gretna Gateway
The Hawick Horse commemorates the Battle of Hornshole of 1514, one of the minor Borders battles but one which the Scots won, capturing the Hexham standard.
The High Street on a Sunday evening. The Town Hall with its clock tower was built in 1880 and is a smaller version of the one in Aberdeen.
Drumlanrig's Tower. The section on the right is Hawick's oldest building and originally formed Drumlanrig's Tower, home of a branch of the family Douglas of Drumlanrig. It was later incorporated into a stagecoach inn where horses would be changed and passengers could sleep overnight (the newer part on the left). It remained in use as a hotel until the 1980's with the stables being used as a car garage. The Council bought the property and turned it into a museum and tourism office.
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