Tuesday May 5th 2026
Map clean up team (credit: Piotr Cybulski)
Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson
A monument which represents a symbol of Polish-Scottish friendship has been treated to a spring spruce-up.
The Great Polish Map of Scotland is a large three-dimensional, outdoor concrete scale model of Scotland, located in the grounds of the Barony Castle Hotel, outside the village of Eddleston near Peebles.
It is also known as the Mapa Scotland or the Barony Map.
The brainchild of Polish war veteran Jan Tomasik, it was built between 1974 and 1979 and is claimed to be the world’s largest terrain relief model.
When you step onto the Map, you feel history beneath your feet, a place that has been there for over 50 years.
You can walk from Edinburgh to Glasgow in ten seconds, and another ten takes you towards Ben Nevis.
Recently volunteers took part in a spring cleaning on the Map, clearing what winter has left behind, weeds, moss, branches and slowly reclaiming the landscape.
It was hard work, but deeply rewarding for those who took part.
Photo by Piotr Cybulski)
Photo by Piotr Cybulski)
Photo by Piotr Cybulski)
Photo by Piotr Cybulski)
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