If, as I was today, you are driving a long road between England and Scotland but fancy breaking the journey for a short walk this can be recommended. Turn off the A1 a little north of Berwick-Upon –Tweed where a signpost signs the way to the gloriously named Conundrum – which is just the farm immediately on your right as you come off the main road. Drive up a hill and round a corner to find a car park with a wonderful view back down over Berwick. There are two tracks going off west one from a bit above the car park, one a bit below. I set off walking on the one below which leads to a trig point just after which there is a track of sorts running roughly north to pick up the higher pf the two tracks which I followed back to the car park. About 3km. It doesn’t take long. The hill is the site of The Battle of Halidon Hill where in 1333 the English inflicted a crushing defeat on the Scots. One you pass the trig point the track borders a huge pig farm so you will see a lot of pigs.
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