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Scotland_c</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dunnattor-castle-scotland_d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dunnattor Castle Scotland_d</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dunnottar-castle-scotland.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dunnottar Castle Scotland</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-19T15:06:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/12/19/the-remains-of-posso-tower-a-journey-through-time/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/posso-tower-b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Posso Tower B</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/posso-tower-g.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Posso Tower 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7</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mangerton-tower-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mangerton Tower 6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mangerton-tower-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mangerton Tower 5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mangerton-tower-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mangerton Tower 4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mangerton-tower-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mangerton Tower 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mangerton-tower-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mangerton Tower 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mangerton-tower-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mangerton Tower 1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-30T15:11:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/04/01/the-dark-history-of-newark-tower/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dsc_0016.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0016</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dsc_0012.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0012</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dsc_0030.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0030</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dsc_0025.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dsc_0024.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0024</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dsc_0029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0029</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dsc_0039.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0039</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-17T10:29:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/08/11/horsburgh-castle-a-16th-century-border-ruin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dji_20250723141407_0016_d.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>default</image:title><image:caption>default</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horsburgh-castle-06.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horsburgh Castle 06</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horsburgh-castle-05-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>default</image:title><image:caption>default</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horsburgh-castle-05.jpg</image:loc><image:title>default</image:title><image:caption>default</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horssburgh-castle-03.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horssburgh Castle 03</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horsburgh-castle-04.jpg</image:loc><image:title>default</image:title><image:caption>default</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horsburgh-castle-01.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horsburgh Castle 01</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-15T14:14:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/11/11/cockburnspath-tower-a-historical-overview/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cockburnspath-tower-g.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cockburnspath Tower 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tower ownership chart</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cocburnspath-tower-ownership-chart.png</image:loc><image:title>Cocburnspath tower ownership chart</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cockburnspath-tower-a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cockburnspath Tower A</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cockburnspath-tower-d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>default</image:title><image:caption>default</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cockburnspath-tower-f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cockburnspath Tower</image:title><image:caption>default</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-11T14:19:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/10/23/the-jacobite-legacy-of-ruthven-barracks-in-scotland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dsc_0294.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0294</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_0451.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0451</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dsc_0291.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0291</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_0445.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0445</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_0442.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0442</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_0439.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Ruthven Barracks</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_0448.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Ruthven Barracks</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dsc_0286.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ruthven Barracks</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-23T10:09:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/07/22/rhymers-tower-where-scottish-folklore-meets-history/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0059.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0059</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0062.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0062</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0061.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0061</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0055.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0055</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0205.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0205</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-23T08:29:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/09/03/the-secrets-of-orchardton-tower-scotlands-unique-round-fortress/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0638.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0638</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0642.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0642</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0643.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0643</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0654.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0654</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0649.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0649</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0652.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0652</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0661.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0661</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0641.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0641</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0655.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0655</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0665.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0665</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-03T11:31:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/08/31/fast-castle-a-dramatic-scottish-ruin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0009.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0009</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0020.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0020</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0016.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0016</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0007.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0007</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0015.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0015</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0012.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0012</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0014.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0014</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-31T12:37:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/2025/07/18/visit-the-ruins-of-kindrochit-castle-in-braemar/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0119.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0119</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0118-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0118</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0124.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0124</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0131.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0131</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_0118.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0118</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thistleandtime.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_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