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- ↑ 'Franckie', quoted 20.2.2010 in https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7263957/Modern-pilgrims.html
- ↑ Scotsman Newspaper, published 31.3.2013 in http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/embarking-on-the-lanark-to-lindisfarne-pilgrimage-1-2868026 [accessed 10 April 2014]
- ↑ BBC Songs of Praise, 18 May 2008 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bdmm0 [accessed 23 February 2010]
- ↑ BC Songs of Praise, 18 May 2008 - programme factsheet http://www.bbc.co.uk/songsofpraise/factsheets/20080518.html [accessed 23 February 2010]
- ↑ Anglican Reader magazine Summer 2008 http://www.readers.cofe.anglican.org/u_d_lib_pub/m1052.pdf [accessed 23 February 2010]
- ↑ Daily Telegraph 9 April 2009 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/5126285/Easter-2009-top-five-pilgrim-routes-in-Britain.html
- ↑ Daily Telegraph 20 February 2010 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7263957/Modern-pilgrims.html
- ↑ The Melrose Leg was previously called St Cuthbert's Leg due to the established walking route it follows in part. This was then renamed to Melrose at Easter 2013 [source: NorthernCross organisers, same date].
- ↑ This Leg was called Dunbar Leg for a couple of years 2014–2015 due to starting from that town. This was then reverted to the Haddington name after Easter 2015 [source: NorthernCross organisers, same date].
- ↑ The Bellingham Leg was previously called the Northumbrian Leg due to the region it walks through. This was then renamed to Bellingham at Easter 2015 [source: NorthernCross organisers, same date].