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Ogilvie Trail – Selkirk to Born in the Borders

Driving Route

Ogilvie Trail – Selkirk to Born in the Borders

Driving

This tour is 39.79 miles long, please allow at least 1 hour 10 minutes to complete it, excluding the time taken to enjoy the destinations along the way.

You will get the chance to hear the ;poems while looking at the views that inspired them. Much of the countryside is quite remote. The roads are quiet and often single track. By following these routes you will not only get to know and love Ogilvie’s poetry but also see beautiful parts of the Scottish Borders unseen by most visitors.

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What you'll see

Top of the Swire looking North - Selkirk

Scenic Views

Hill road with great views.


Top of the Swire looking South - Selkirk

Scenic Views

View of the Ettrick Valley.


Kirkhope - Selkirk

Reivers

Border Pele Tower


Hartwoodmyres - Selkirk

Animals & Wildlife, Scenic Views

View back to the Ettrick valley


Ashkirk Aisle - Selkirk

Religious Buildings

Ancient kirk site and Ogilvie Family Aisle


Ogilvie Cairn - Hawick

Historic Buildings, Monuments & Statues, Monuments & Statues

Commemorative Cairn in Harden Glen


Below Harden - Hawick

Reivers

Home of Auld Wat O’ Harden and the Beeftub


Hawick Horse - Hawick

Historic Buildings, Monuments & Statues, Monuments & Statues

Iconic Hawick Statue


Born in the Borders

Chesters, Ogilvie family home