Borders Heritage Week 12 - 23 September

 There's a great series of walks, talks and events scheduled for the next week (and a half) throughout the Borders with the theme Myths and Legends - from Coldingham in the east to Ettrick and Eskdalemuir in the west and from Drumelzier in the north to Jedburgh and Hawick in the south.  Ranging from Bats in Innerleithen to Burns (Rabbie) in Jedburgh, there will be something for everyone.

Ettrick Kirk

Events are arranged by the Scottish Borders Council Ranger Service, the Haining, Borders Journeys, Historic Scotland, Borders Forest Trust, Friends of Coldingham Priory, Trimontium Trust, the Heritage Hub, Kelso Connections, Bowhill and more.

For more info http://www.scottishbordersheritage.co.uk

Open Afternoon at Coldingham Priory

Borders Heritage Week (Sep 10 – 18, 2011) celebrates the rivers and coast with talks and walks on the rivers Tweed and Teviot, all the way down to St Abbs, Coldingham and Eyemouth. More information at www.doorsopenday.org.uk and www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk.

On Wednesday the 14th, there will be an open afternoon (2.00pm to 4.00pm) at the church, ruins and new garden at Coldingham Priory with informed guides at the medieval priory and the modern church (More information from Julia Carter 01890 771420).

Last year, Borders Family History Society and the Friends of Coldingham Priory recorded the Monumental Inscriptions in the graveyard which surrounds the Priory. The MI is still a work in progress but we will be at the church during the open afternoon. As well as having the draft MI, we will have transcriptions of the names recorded in the Hearth Tax of 1694 and the Militia Lists of the 1801 for the parish. If you are researching your family history in Coldingham, please come along.

If you can’t visit Coldingham on the 14th, there will be two more events on Saturday the 17th. The Priory will be open from 10.00am to 12.00noon. Contact www.stebba-coldinghampriory.org.uk for more info about the Priory opening. Scottish Borders Council Ranger Service (Tel 01835 826750) will lead a guided walk around St Abbs and Coldingham (11.00am to 4.00pm).