Norton Plantation

Reentrant, Edgarhope Wood

Uphill view from a road junction. There are now a lot of big bracken filled clearings within the wood.

Old milepost

The most northerly Smith Patterson post on the Kelso to Edinburgh route at Newbigging Walls. It is on the west-side verge of the A697 opposite one of the farm buildings. A prime subject for digging out and repainting as it gets rustier and rustier as the years pass NT5350 : Old Milepost by the A697, Newbiggins Walls There is another MP marked on the 2007 OS 50000 a mile further north but it cannot now be found. It was photographed in the 1980s, well painted although quite sunken. White top, black stem as this one.

Bank erosion on the Earnscleugh Water

Looking down from a track in Edgarhope Wood.

Lauderdale from Edgarhope Wood

A view westwards.

Pond, Newbigging

Old Milepost by the A697, Newbiggins Walls

Blaydon casting by the A697, in parish of Lauder (Berwick District), Newbiggins Walls, opposite farm. Inscription reads:- : EDINBURGH / 24 / MILES : : KELSO / 18 / MILES : Maker:- : SMITH PATTERSON / BLAYDON : Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: BD_KSED18

Milestone Society

Bin lorry, Newbigging

Huntington farm buildings

A very neat and tidy farm steading by the A697. A red note on the post reads 'KEEP OFF THE F'IN GRASS' Clearly they hope to keep it neat and tidy.

Trailers at Huntington farm

Ready for harvesting.

Pasture in Lauderdale

Cattle at rest [ruminating]. Looking northeast towards the Lammermuir hills.

Wheat near Lauder Bridge

A small field [4.7 ha], surrounded on all sides by trees.

Wheat near Lauder Bridge

A small field [4.7 ha], surrounded on all sides by trees.

Market Place, Lauder

The excellent Black Bull Hotel in the background. If visiting, check out the beautiful natural wood bar furniture, made by the proprietor.

Gordon Brown

Old milestone

Set into the stone wall on the east side of the A68 at the south end of Lauder. Plenty of lichens. A painted legend may once have read Edinburgh 26 Kelso 17. It is marked on the pre 1900 6" OS map but not on current maps. It is near lamppost AE1609.

Old milestone

A view of the old milestone set in the high, old stone wall at the south end of Lauder showing it between the Hydrant post and the street lamp. This area of The Borders was in Berwickshire prior to the formation of the larger administration areas in the 1970s.

Old milepost

Just northwest of where the road, B6362, turns left into Lauder is a steep banking bordered by a safety barrier. Behind the barrier the leaves and soil can be cleared slightly to reveal the top of a Smith Patterson post. Having passed the turning for Lauder, only the mileage to Edinburgh is displayed on that face. It is on the opposite side of the road to the other posts found between Kelso and the Lauder turn-off.

Old milepost

This shows the position of the milepost just behind the safety barrier. A steep banking goes down to a very narrow, winding lane leading from the A road to the B6362 into Lauder.