Publisher's Synopsis
'Tweed rins tae the Ocean' follows an east to west coast walk by Allan and some friends, and gently explores the history, literature and language of what Allan contends is the oldest national land border in the world. The title of the book takes its inspiration from the Burns song, 'Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation'. The journey described was the product of a challenge Allan set himself, not just to walk the Border, but to read a way along it too. This is a book that will challenge the preconceptions of many about a region reputed to have the highest per capita number of titled residents in Scotland, and which is home to the Duke of Buccleuch, one of the largest private land owners in Europe.
