| GRETNAGREEN | Village in Scotland, on the border with England; location of a famous smithy where eloping couples were married (6,5) |
| RESIDES | Stays in Scotland, on the Borders (7) |
| PEEBLES | Town in Scotland on the banks of the River Tweed on the edge of which stands Neidpath Castle (7) |
| MONMOUTH | Town in SE Wales near the border with England at the confluence of the Rivers Wye and Monnow |
| TWEED | Fourth-longest river of Scotland, forming a 17-mile stretch of the border with England (5) |
| STIRLING | A city in Central Scotland on the River Forth, location of a famous castle (8) |
| STORNOWAY | Port in Scotland on the E coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides (9) |
| DUMBARTON | Town in Scotland on the north bank of the River Clyde; administrative HQ of West Dunbartonshire |
| TROON | Town on West coast of Ayrshire, Scotland, the location of a famous golf course (5) |
| LAKEDISTRICT | Popular holiday destination in North West England, location of England's highest mountain (4,8) |
| ELGIN | Market town in Scotland on the River Lossie that is the administrative centre of Moray (5) |
| GRETNA | Town on the border with England just north-west of Carlisle (6) |
| DELPHI | Ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, location of a famous oracle (6) |
| ALLOWAY | Village in Scotland that is the birthplace of the poet Robert Burns (7) |
| JODRELLBANK | An astronomical observatory in Cheshire, England, location of several radio telescopes (7,4) |
| POWYS | Welsh county on the border with England (5) |
| BANNOCKBURN | Village in Scotland south of Stirling; site of a 1314 battle (11) |
| AUCHTER | A truce Arthur arranged with village in Scotland the What? (12) |
| TURRA | A truce Arthur arranged with village in Scotland the What? (12) |
| LANARK | New --- was a model town and manufacturing village in Scotland associated with Robert Owen (6) |
