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The Border Line

by Eric Robson

The history of one of the most turbulent frontiers in Europe – a border that took 1720 years to establish in its present form and that makes it a frontier of truly Balkan proportions.

But this is the line between England and Scotland, explored in a 105 mile walk through some of the wildest country in Britain. It’s a walk that hardly anybody ever does. On the frequent occasions when Eric was up to his knees in mire in Hobb’s Flow or the wastes of Keilder or the high Cheviot he could understand why.

His companions along the way – saints and sinners, gypsy kings and aristocratic murderers; painters and poets, bring the border to life. And along the way Eric ponders the biggest question of all about this national frontier. Why on earth does it still exist when by rights it should have been abolished in 1707?

It’s a walk full of good humour and landscape and history, real and imagined. And it’s a record of one of the toughest long distance walks in Britain.

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Synopsis

Ever since the Roman emperor Hadrian built the first frontier in AD 120, the border area between England and Scotland has been a highly disputed territory, its history characterized by raids, uneasy treaties and a distinctive culture, neither wholly English or wholly Scottish.

The broadcaster Eric Robson walks the modern border line, starting at the Solway Firth and covering more than a hundred miles to Berwick on Tweed, describing points of interest along the way, recounting episodes from the region's colourful history, describing some of his adventures, discoursing on the unique character of the landscape and the people and reminiscing about his life in broadcasting.

This rich compendium of history and anecdote will appeal to anyone with an interest in this little-known part of Britain.