Craik Forest and Borthwick Water near Craik
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Craik Forest and Borthwick Water near Craik by M J Richardson as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 7 Oct 2010
The water heads off east [to the top of the picture] to join the Teviot. Eilrig is the tiny farm at the left-hand edge of a solitary square field between two surviving sections of the forest. Much of the forest here has been harvested, as witnessed by the large expanses of cleared areas.