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A delightful village with a single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Tweed and made famous by the famous novel 'Thirty Nine Steps' by John Buchan.
There are standing stones and to the east are the Tweedsmuir Hills (Broad Law) 2,754ft and Dollar Law at 2,680ft.
By following the Hearthstane Burn it is possible to climb southeast to reach the flat summit of Broad Law standing at 2,754ft.
Near the lonely church with its lofty spire is a 5ft high standing stone and in the churchyard is an inscribed Covenanters stone dated 1685.
To the southwest on the Moffat road near the meeting point of Dumfries, Lanark and Peebles is the watershed where the Rivers Annan, Clyde and Tweed all rise close to each other.
Tweed Well is situated a the height of 1,500ft a little to the east of the road. At this point on the road, known as Tweedshaws stands a cairn and tablet in memory of the devoted guard and driver of the Edinburgh mail coach and the passengers who lost their lives is a great snowstorm in 1831.
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- Landmark