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Continue reading →: Explore the Enchanting Craigievar Castle in ScotlandThere are very few castles with such an evocative, fairytale-like appearance as Craigievar Castle. Located amidst the rolling foothills of the Grampian Mountains in Aberdeenshire, the castle is widely regarded as Scotland’s best-preserved and most cherished tower house. With its…
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Continue reading →: The Remains of Posso Tower: A Journey Through TimePosso Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house in the parish of Manor, approximately six miles south-west of Peebles and just west of the Manor Water. Today, only low wall fragments remain. In its day, Posso Tower was part of…
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Continue reading →: The Border Reivers of Mangerton TowerToday, little remains of Mangerton Tower—only a section of the basement and some wall fragments. It is hardly a romantic ruin. Yet, it holds nearly legendary status because of one family: the Armstrongs, infamous and powerful border reivers, who made…
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Continue reading →: Cockburnspath Tower: A Historical OverviewHidden in the shadow of the main A1 trunk road and above the steep ravine carved by Tower Burn stands the overgrown ruin of Cockburnspath Tower. In its prime, it was connected to some of the region’s most influential border…
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Continue reading →: The Jacobite Legacy of Ruthven Barracks in ScotlandRuthven Barracks (pronounced Riven), overlooking the small town of Kingussie in Badenoch, is a striking ruin with a rich history. It was one of four Highland barracks built by the British government following the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Constructed between…
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