River Tweed
Scotland's border counties provide an evocative backdrop to this record-breaking river.
The River Tweed is best known as one of the world's greatest salmon fisheries. It catches more Atlantic salmon than any river in the European Union and has been a Mecca for anglers since the 17th Century.
But it is not for fish alone that people are drawn to the Tweed. This 98-mile river, the second longest in Scotland, flows through some of the most beautiful and historic scenery in Britain. In fact, the Tweed forms part of the border between England and Scotland – a frontier which was much disputed in years gone by. Today, the ruins of watchtowers and fortresses add a hint of romance to the pretty borderland scenery.
Rising at Tweed's Well, near the Lanarkshire boundary, the Tweed flows east to join the North Sea at Berwick upon Tweed. It is interesting to note that for the final four miles of its journey, the Tweed runs entirely through England.
Images courtesy of Simon Pole at www.uk-photos-web.co.uk
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