Book : The North of
England and Scottish Borders.
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The beautiful River Tweed runs through this tranquil and picturesque
landscape. The river boasts excellent fishing for both trout
and salmon.
Not far from Walkerburn
is the ruin of the 16 th Century Fortified Manor, Elibank Castle.
Story has it that there lived a girl called muckle mou’d
Meg – or big mouthed Meg. Meg lived in Elibank Castle. A
man named Willie Scott was caught stealing cattle, but Sir Gideon,
Meg's father, gaveWillie two choices; either marry Meg or hang.
He took three days to reach his decision, but finally chose to
make Meg his wife.
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