More in The Scottish Borders

Mertoun Gardens

Little is known of the early history of the gardens. It is assumed from the great age of many of the specimen trees that they were laid out at the time Mertoun House was built or possibly prior to that as Old Mertoun House, part of which is now the head gardener's house in the walled garden - dates from 1677 and the circular dovecote from 1567.

Jedburgh Abbey

Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders, 10 miles north of the border with England at Carter Bar.

Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness with a ground-breaking ceremony in 1456.