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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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Continue reading →: The Strategic Importance of Roxburgh Castle in Scottish HistoryThere is not much remaining of Roxburgh Castle. What was once a very large, important and strategically located royal fortress near the Anglo-Scottish border is now just scattered remnants. Portions of the remaining walls rise 4.5 metres and are 3.6…
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Continue reading →: The Historical Significance of Mervinslaw TowerLocated on the south slope of Mervins Law near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, Mervinslaw Tower illustrates the practical defensive structures built by Border families to protect themselves and their livestock during the Border Reivers era. It is described as…
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Continue reading →: Exploring Overton Tower: A Historic Scottish Bastle RuinLocated about 6 miles (9.5 km) southeast of Jedburgh, Overton Tower is the ruin of a late 16th-century fortified bastle house. Today, only a shell of the original building survives, which is oblong, approximately 10.8 metres by 7.2 metres. It…
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