After getting through the little I had to do + cycling to Hospital, I left at 12 + cycled via St Boswells1 to Jedfoot + walked up the Roman Road 2¼ miles. I could only cycle a few short distances as the road is disused + overgrown. I struck the Jedburgh – Cessford road before Crailinghall + went on to Cessford, Morebattle, Linton, Frogden, Grahamslaw, Kirkbank + home by Ancrum. From Kalefoot to home fully 18 miles I came in 2 hours. The whole journey was 52.2 + with 1.4 in morning 53.6. I took my lunch on the Roman Road. There was rain all round but I got none although it was dropping of [sic] the trees between Ancrum + Ashieburn. In some places the roads were very wet.
1 Dr Muir’s trip was via St Boswells, NT591,307, Jedfoot, NT661,240, Dere Street (running S.E. from Jedfoot Bridge), Crailinghall, NT699,220, Cessford, NT735,235, Morebattle, NT772,249, Linton, NT773,265, Frogden, NT763,280, Grahamslaw, NT723,273, Kirkbank, NT707,271, Ancrum, NT627,245 and Ashieburn, NT604,251.
[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/26, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1923]
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