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Journey to… Abbotsford

Abbotsford was the home of Walter Scott the writer and Sheriff Depute of Selkirk nearby. Abbotsford is a pleasant walk from Tweedbank station ~1.5 miles.

Journey to… Carnethy Hill

The highest point of Carnethy Hill in the Pentlands is 573m. From sunshine to snow in less than half an hour on the windswept Scald Law ridge.

Journey to… Shankend

Shankend viaduct, part of the now unused Waverley Line on the Border Union Railway. You can walk from Shankend up to the Maiden Paps hills. By the time…

Journey to… North Berwick Law

Journey to… Hermitage Castle

Hermitage Castle is reached over the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders. Built to guard the lands of Liddesdale it has a turbulent and bloody history.

Collodion

There is something very satisfying about coating plates!

Victorian Sensation Essay

Now that the MOOC has ended and the marks are in… Miss Helen [Ellen] Murray, albumen print from a wet collodion negative by Dr John Adamson, 1850s T.1942.1.1.162…

Another Minimalism

Another Minimalism is on at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh from the 14th November 2015 until the 21st of February 2016. Works from two well known pioneering Californian artists…

Journey to… Cote d’Azur