'Salt walk' takes a step back in time
Students and staff from Newbattle Abbey College will be donning their walking shoes along with local residents and community groups, following almost exactly the same route that the monks took in the 1500s to pan for salt.
Rae McGhee, heritage officer at the college, said: "Newbattle Abbey College is steeped in history and the monks played a pivotal role from the 12th to the 16th century, when they occupied the abbey.
"We decided that the 'salt walk' would be an excellent way to share this history with the rest of the community."