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Continue reading →: Exploring Greenknowe Tower: A Historic Landmark in the Scottish BordersThe Scottish Borders has a turbulent history. As well as being the frontline for wars with England, it was home to a number of notorious families known as Border Reivers. So perhaps not surprisingly, fortified tower houses were built to…
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Continue reading →: Torwoodlee Tower: Covenanters, Feuds and Scottish HistoryA few kilometres to the west of Galashiels in the picturesque Scottish Borders stands Torwoodlee Tower. Perched on an elevated terrace overlooking what is now the A72 road to Peebles, it must have looked quite striking in its day. Visitors…
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Continue reading →: Discover Robert Burns’ Historic Home in DumfriesDown an unassuming street in the centre of Dumfries is a modest sandstone house. Today it is a museum and monument to one of Scotland’s greatest literary figures. But in 1793 it became home to Robert Burns and his family.…
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Continue reading →: The Dark History of Newark TowerThe ruins of Newark Tower (or Newark Castle as it is sometimes called) hide a violent history. Originally granted to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown in about 1423, the tower wasn’t actually completed until around 1475. By then, after the…
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Continue reading →: Exploring Littledean Tower: history and haunting talesA fascinating ruin stands in the corner of a field near the village of Maxton. It is partly surrounded by trees and perched on a steep bank above the River Tweed. Besides its colourful history, it hides strange tales of…
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