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    TRAVELS WITH TOM

    Aug 19, 2022 3 minutes

    In the modern world we are used to progress – growing cities, new inventions, better healthcare. But our forebears lived a different reality where things changed little, or even got worse. Nowhere illustrates this better than the Scottish Borders – a beautiful landscape, seemingly timeless until you look closely at the extraordinary historic buildings and ancient sites scattered across the hills and dales.

    These tell a story of decline and fall and rise

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