Borders Yetholm

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Grassed hill with curved lines of grass cutting, tractor.

A farmer cutting swathes of grass to make an art work of the hill - Park Law - which lies at the junction of Sourhope and Cocklawfoot burns, just to the south of Yetholm Looking down on packed houses, fields around them.

Looking down on packed houses, fields around them.

Looking down from Staerough Hill at the village of
Town Yetholm This page goes south from Kelso to the two (almost) joined villages of Town Yetholm and Kirk Yetholm. These have become more conspicuous since the opening of the Pennine Way which terminates at the latter village. This long distance path rises up from the village green and curves around the back of Staerough Hill and hence south through The Cheviot's foothills. The photographs on this page are taken from on and
around Staerough Hill, and beside
those foothills. Same packed houses but with much wider view showing plain extending away.

Same packed houses but with much wider view showing plain extending away.

And a wider view showing how Town Yetholm relates to the flat plain of the River Tweed near Kelso Shadows cast down across field with bales.

Morning sun casting shadows by Kirk Yetholm Smaller cluster of houses with fields around.

The village of Kirk Yetholm seen from Staerough Looking across fields two villages with surrounding low hills.

To the right Kirk Yetholm and further off Town Yetholm - the 'kirk' is at centre
of the picture by the trees Old signpost to station, telephone box.

Sixty years ago the Wooler-Kelso railway passed within a couple of miles of Town Yetholm Barn with two big flaking blue doors.

Obligingly, on many days, the sun still passes these Hayhope doors, a mile south-west of Yetholm Field with trees and hills beyond.

Parkland by Cherrytrees Farm just north of Yetholm with... Row of trees at far edge of field.

...please correct me, what appears to be a row of elms Hill with village in trees at its foot.

Kirk Yetholm nestles at the foot of Staerough Hill Tree with red berries.

The walk over Staerough Hill brings...

...these views, and this clip of film from the top Lines of cut grass running downhill from camera towards small hill.

On the way up the hill, from Kirk Yetholm, looking back to The Loaning.
The Pennine way runs over this dip following the dyke Open valley of fields with rough ground higher up all round.

Open valley of fields with rough ground higher up all round.

The Halter Burn area to the south-east Building among trees at low point between hills.

Burnhead Farm area to the south-west Looking across fields down valley, wide flat expanse of country beyond.

Looking east from the hill top out to the plain of Northumberland beyond Wooler Gate in dyke with two hills beyond.

Two directions from Staerough hill top - south-east... Triangulation point with fence and dyke running away from it.

...and south-west with The Cheviot to the left Stream with tree stump running from domed hill towards camera.

Bowmont Water running from Cocklawfoot. Park Law forms the backdrop, the top of which is the location of a fort, settlements and cultivation terraces - according to Ordnance Survey Dappled light on low green hills, trees below.

Dappled light on low green hills, trees below.

The wooded Bowmont Water in spring, and to the west... Snowed landscape, lightly covered road running away

...the next valley is Hownam, in winter Pink light on snow covered hill sheep in foreground.

Dusk coming to the Hownam Valley Chapel with graveyard.

Between Yetholm and Hownam the... Chapel on hillcrest gravestones around.

...church of Linton sits on its small hill Stone arched bridge across small river, sheep fence under it.

Kale Water bridge is beside the village of Morebattle. Through its arch, at the centre top,
Linton Church is just perceptible

Trailers... Distant hill framed by two trees.

The next Picture Posting page is to take you closer to Ruber's Law, by Hawick, distantly framed in this photo.

People, like ants, on a steep slope of open cast mine.

The next page of the Mosaic Section is headed 'Metabolic Rift'.
Or go to the of the Mosaic Section. line

By Yetholm