is available on the A7 at Middleton. at A7 the on available is this leafl et, howsoever caused. howsoever et, leafl this persons undertaking, or attempting to undertake any of the walks described in in described walks the of any undertake to attempting or undertaking, persons Bridge, but none at the Borthwick end. X95 bus service service bus X95 end. Borthwick the at none but Bridge, any loss, injury or damage arising out of, or in any way connected with, any any with, connected way any in or of, out arising damage or injury loss, any Please note, there is limited parking at Trotter’s Trotter’s at parking limited is there note, Please within your capability. No liability is accepted by the authors and publishers for for publishers and authors the by accepted is liability No capability. your within vicinity of Borthwick Castle. Borthwick of vicinity competence and experience, to assess whether or not completing a walk is is walk a completing not or whether assess to experience, and competence your common sense and knowledge of your own state of health, fi tness, tness, fi health, of state own your of knowledge and sense common your following the Gore Water from Trotter’s Bridge, to the the to Bridge, Trotter’s from Water Gore the following in this leafl et is correct at the date of publication, it is for you the walker, using using walker, the you for is it publication, of date the at correct is et leafl this in The Gore Way is a linear walk of about 3.5 miles miles 3.5 about of walk linear a is Way Gore The Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information and advice contained contained advice and information the that ensure to made is effort every Whilst GORE WAY GORE www.ivory-house.co.uk (watch our video) our (watch www.ivory-house.co.uk Accommodates 12/14 guests. 12/14 Accommodates waste for safe disposal. safe for waste and Oxenfoord Castles also Rosslyn Chapel. Rosslyn also Castles Oxenfoord and kept on leads. Meanwhile please collect and remove dog dog remove and collect please Meanwhile leads. on kept Nearby Borthwick, Crichton, Dalhousie, Dalhousie, Crichton, Borthwick, Nearby It would be appreciated by landowners if dogs were were dogs if landowners by appreciated be would It dogs and farm animals. farm and dogs Free private parking. Ideal base. base. Ideal parking. private Free Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code regarding regarding Code Access Outdoor Scottish the Follow Romantic Four Poster, also Coach House Suite. House Coach also Poster, Four Romantic fi nish at Newbyres Castle. Newbyres at nish fi Peaceful Victorian house with beautiful gardens. beautiful with house Victorian Peaceful by following directional waymarkers back, to the start / / start the to back, waymarkers directional following by Tel. 0044 (0)1875 820755 (0)1875 0044 Tel. of it. The route can be shortened into smaller sections sections smaller into shortened be can route The it. of 14 Vogrie Road, Gorebridge, Midlothian EH23 4HH EH23 Midlothian Gorebridge, Road, Vogrie 14 other users may not be able to negotiate some parts parts some negotiate to able be not may users other IVORY HOUSE GUEST HOUSE GUEST HOUSE IVORY walkers, and due to steps, stiles and kissing gates, gates, kissing and stiles steps, to due and walkers, Please note, this is a route especially suitable for for suitable especially route a is this note, Please Circular Walk. Circular www.gorebridge.org.uk with the SCOTWAYS symbol denoting, denoting, symbol SCOTWAYS the with Gorebridge Gorebridge Scotways; Gorebridge Community Development Trust, Trust, Development Community Gorebridge Scotways; long, waymarked throughout in a clockwise direction, direction, clockwise a in throughout waymarked long, Arniston Improvement Trust; Trust; Improvement Arniston District Environmental Group. The full route is 7.5 miles miles 7.5 is route full The Group. Environmental District village of Gorebridge, established by the Gorebridge and and Gorebridge the by established Gorebridge, of village Circular Walk and Gore Way; Way; Gore and Walk Circular is a route around the the around route a is The Gorebridge Circular Walk Circular Gorebridge adjacent to the Gorebridge Gorebridge the to adjacent CIRCULAR WALK CIRCULAR Midlothian Council; all landowners landowners all Council; Midlothian Acknowledgements major role in the employment of the community. the of employment the in role major or phoning your local Scottish Natural Heritage offi ce. offi Heritage Natural Scottish local your phoning or For centuries, farming and coal mining have played a a played have mining coal and farming centuries, For www.outdooraccess-scotland.com the estate to the Knights Templar. Knights the to estate the the 12th century, when King David I of Scotland gifted gifted Scotland of I David King when century, 12th the Find out more by visiting: by more out Find which the village developed, has a history going back to to back going history a has developed, village the which care for the environment. the for care ✱ end of the 18th century. However, the Stobs Estate, on on Estate, Stobs the However, century. 18th the of end respect the interests of other people; other of interests the respect Gorebridge has it’s origins as a community from the the from community a as origins it’s has Gorebridge ✱ take responsibility for your own actions; own your for responsibility take ✱ GOREBRIDGE GORE WAY WAY GORE GORE AND AND outdoors, the key things are to: to: are things key the outdoors, Whether you’re in the outdoors or managing the the managing or outdoors the in you’re Whether CIRCULAR WALK WALK CIRCULAR CIRCULAR Outdoor Access Code. Access Outdoor and responsibilities are explained fully in the Scottish Scottish the in fully explained are responsibilities and water providing they act responsibly. Your access rights rights access Your responsibly. act they providing water GOREBRIDGE GOREBRIDGE Everyone has the right to be on most land and inland inland and land most on be to right the has Everyone Enjoy Scotland’s outdoors - responsibly! - outdoors Scotland’s Enjoy Know the Code before you go... you before Code the Know Scottish Outdoor Access Code Access Outdoor Scottish Gorebridge and District Environmental Group Environmental District and Gorebridge 6. Gore Glen Woodland Park 13. Catcune Castle PLACES OF INTEREST Situated on a rehabilitated coal bing, the park is mostly Built by the Borthwick family in the 14th Century as woodland, with it’s own system of waymarked paths. a fortifi ed residence. By the 1950s, only a few stones Please refer to the route map overleaf, for the locations The Gore Water supports a range of water birds: were left, but nothing now remains. of these places of interest. Kingfi sher, Dipper, and Heron. 14. Aldersyde 1. Newbyres Castle 7. Newtonloan Hospital For a short time, Built around 1543, the castle is little more than a ruin. It Built in1890 as a fever hospital for Gorebridge and the this was home of is from here that the circular walk begins. surrounding area. It is now a housing development. authoress Annie S Swan. ‘Aldersyde’ was 2. Main Street 8. Common Wood her fi rst successful Shops built on land owned by This common land was used novel. In Gorebridge, the Dewar of Vogrie, supplied the as a stopping place for cattle place names Carlowrie needs of both the gunpowder drovers. In times past, a number and Swan Crescent mills and the coal mines of primitive coal mines were dug commemorate her work. surrounding Gorebridge. here along the ridge. They were 15. Fyffe’s Gaff Today there are fewer shops, vertical shafts, with a rough ‘bell’ but the street still retains it’s shaped chamber at the bottom. Towards the end of the 19th century, John Fyffe image of a typical Victorian regularly visited Gorebridge with his travelling company. village. Just over half a million 9. The Camp His famous son, Will Fyffe, made his fi rst stage pounds has been awarded The highest part of the walk provides splendid appearance here in 1893. Their plays were originally for some restoration work panoramic views of up to 14 counties. performed in a large tent, but this was eventually by the Conservation Area An eccentric lady named ‘Camp Meg’ lived near here replaced by the ‘Excelsior Theatre,’ built in timber beside Regeneration Scheme. in the early 19th century, in an old beacon house the Gore Water. 3. Railway Station constructed during the Napoleonic Wars. She dressed 16. Embankments as a man and rode a white horse named ‘Skewball.’ The station opened in1847, but closed in 1969 due to Becoming legendery for her skill in the care and cure of These are the remains of the embankments which the cuts in railway services recommended by Dr Richard sick animals, her help was often sought by local farmers. carried the branch line, taking limestone from Esperston Beeching. Scheduled to re-open in 2015, the Borders Lime Works to Fushiebridge Station. Railway will use the same station site. 10. Stobhill 17. Black Bog Wood 4. Stobsmills Gunpowder Mill In the mid 19th century, Stobhill was a small mining hamlet with a school and inn, situated on the Edinburgh The area below Black Bog Wood was once the location Scotland’s fi rst industrial to Carlisle post road. of the Gorebridge nine hole golf course, which opened gunpowder mills started in June 1897. It closed during the First World War and production here in 1794. Four 11. Catcune Granary never re-opened. dams and a system of lades and The Granary was 18. Borthwick Castle water wheels on the Gore Water constructed adjacent provided power to the mills.