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Scotland! Day 61: Byrness to Towford (10.4 miles)

Today I left England and the Pennine Way behind! Leaving Forest View at 9, it took around 45 minutes for me to climb steadily over Byrness Hill with a nice scramble at the top, before entering the start of the openness of the Cheviot range and Otterburn Training Area. I reached Ravens Knowe/Pike at 11:05 - at 526m the highest I would go on the Cheviots and the sun started to break through the clouds at Ogres Hill. I stopped for elevenses at 11:30 and being over a third of the way there knew I could take my time. It felt quite indulgent! I was enjoying the wind in my hair, a bit of warmth from the sun at last and the bleak vastness of the Cheviots in front of me while looking over into Scotland and the next stage of my journey. I could see the three hills  which I believed would feature more as I walked into Jedburgh tomorrow, ready for my first rest day the following day. I was fascinated by Chew Green Roman camp - much bigger than I remembered although it had been misty and rainin...