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This morning was the wonderful scenic Lake Districts - visited Gracemere and paid homage at the grave of William Wordsworth. "I wandered lonely as a cloud ........in a host of golden daffodils." This is the area where the SMITH and GATE family come from. However we did not visit any towns where Lesley's ancesters lived. Cross the border at Gretna Green - a lone piper, heeland coows and Belted Galloways. Emily checks for the Dickson Tartan - a part of the Keith clan. Lesley checks for the Andison Clan Tartan. (Clan Anderson the closest spelling). Arrived in impressive Glasgow - main square full of statues of famous Scots.... read more
Gretna Green


Geo: 55.0058, -3.06223Gretna Green, Scotland2:15-5:15 p.m.The scenery hadn't changed much. Rolling hills, sheep, cows, sheep, dry stone walls (stone walls that are stones stacked so tightly and securely that no mortar is used), and of course sheep. We also went past the location of the Lockerbie plane crash which was next to the freeway. As for the weather, the sun played peek-a-boo all day and the wind was blowing. Gretna Green is a tiny town that is famous for runaway weddings in days of old. English couples on the run from fathers could get married by the blacksmith. People could still get married by the blacksmith up until the 1950's. I have always read about it in the Barbara Cartland romances. They had a sign in book for visitors, I wrote: Finally made it here….alas came ... read more
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Grasmere to Gretna Green
Grasmere to Gretna Green




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