Old Photograph Men Fishing River Tweed Scotland

Old photograph of fishermen fishing in the River Tweed in the Borders of Scotland. The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is 97 miles long and flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon fishing rivers of Britain. It flows primarily through the scenic Borders region of Scotland, and eastwards from the settlements on opposing banks of Birgham and Carham forms the historic boundary between Scotland and England. It rises in the Lowther Hills at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. " Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside " is a saying from the Border region. East of Kelso, it becomes a section of the eastern part of the border. Entering England, its lower reaches are in Northumberland, where it enters the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed.



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