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A crossing of the Ettrick Hills, with a second visit to the 600m (2000ft) contour over Capel Fell, leads out of Dumfries & Galloway and into the Scottish Borders. A walk along the shores of St Mary’s Loch, southern Scotland’s longest, and haunt of James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, one of Scotland’s celebrated poets, leads on to Traquair with its stately home which has strong associations with the Jacobites. An ancient drove road takes the SUW to the tranquil River Tweed, beloved of anglers, and on to Melrose, which with its ancient abbey ruins, formal gardens and Walter Scott associations is another place where first time visitors may wish to linger a while. The triplet of the Eildon Hills dominates the landscape hereabouts as the walk continues north-eastwards to reach ‘Royal’ Lauder, where Thirlestane Castle and Gardens may be visited. A long crossing of the wild and lonely Lammermuir Hills leads to the pretty village of Longformacus, after which a more gentle landscape, rich arable countryside, leads to a final section along the cliffs of the east coast and into Cockburnspath, the eastern terminus of the SUW.