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Continue reading →: Rhymer’s Tower: Where Scottish Folklore meets HistoryRhymer’s Tower is the ruin of a 16th-century Border peel tower situated in the village of Earlston. It is tucked behind the aptly named Rhymer’s Tower Café, next to a petrol station on the A68. Not much remains today, but…
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Continue reading →: Unveiling the Ruins of Cardrona TowerCardrona Tower sits in a small clearing among the dense trees of Cardona Forest, high above the River Tweed. Built in the late 1500s by the Govan lairds, this modest L-plan tower house once formed part of an early-warning chain…
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Continue reading →: Visit the Ruins of Kindrochit Castle in BraemarIn the heart of picturesque Braemar village in the Scottish Highlands, next to Clunie Water, are the ruins of Kindrochit Castle. Though weathered by centuries, the remnants tell a story of medieval ambition and Highland resilience. If you’re visiting the…
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Continue reading →: The Twelve Apostles: Scotland’s forgotten stone circleJust north of Dumfries, in the quiet countryside of southern Scotland, lies one of the UK’s largest but least-known stone circles: The Twelve Apostles. Unlike tourist sites such as Calanais (Isle of Lewis) or the Ring of Brodgar (Orkney), this…
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Continue reading →: Morton Castle: a remote, picturesque ruinSet against the Lowther Hills, Morton Castle is a remote ruin stood on a triangular hill overlooking Loch Morton in Dumfries and Galloway. It is a good example of a hall-house, a type of fortification with a first-floor hall above…
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