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Scottish Borders

Newcastleton And District

The Border Stane and Bloody Bush Pillar loop from Dykecrofts — Roxburghshire

Hiking trails & Routes

Scottish Borders

Newcastleton And District

The Border Stane and Bloody Bush Pillar loop from Dykecrofts — Roxburghshire

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The Border Stane and Bloody Bush Pillar loop from Dykecrofts — Roxburghshire

07:50

28.1km

540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2024

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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4.12 km

The Border Stane (Auld Lang Syne and Jerusalem Monument)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Someone had an absolutely terrific idea! This Border Stane, on the Scottish/English border, has "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns engraved on the Scottish side, and "Jerusalem" by William Blake …

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8.23 km

Kershope Burn

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A wonderful walk in the Borders Forest Park along Kershope Burn along the Scottish / English border - green, peaceful and a comfortable track.

The trees seem to look pretty …

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3

15.6 km

Willowbog Cottage

Highlight • Settlement

Does the name Willowbog give you the chills? Well, it should, because this house, deep within Kielder Forest, is supposedly haunted!

The Willowbog Cottage is so old, apparently, that it …

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4

19.1 km

Bloody Bush Pillar

Highlight • Monument

on the cross border off road route the Roxburgh Toll Pillar, engraved with the toll details and distances to local towns.

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28.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.6 km

1.02 km

446 m

Surfaces

21.5 km

3.39 km

2.78 km

446 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

23°C

8°C

32 %

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Trail Reviews

August 29, 2025, Newcastleton cross border hike (epic)

Note that thats not where the walk was started, only where i first got a signal to start the navigation! :)