The West March of Scotland
The West March of Scotland Map of the West March of Scotland, Boundaries and Generalities. In 1578 The Scots West March consisted of Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale along with the tributary valleys of the latter…
The Middle March of Scotland
Map of the Middle March of Scotland, boundaries and generalities. The Scots Middle March was Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire and Peeblesshire and sometimes “the county of Liddisdaill”, though the last usually had a separate warden or “Keeper”.…
Woodhouse Tower, Kirtlebridge, Dumfriesshire
The ruins of Woodhouse Tower, Kirtlebridge, Dumfriesshire The ruins of Woodhouse Tower are situated on the opposite bank of the Kirtle Water to neighbouring Robgill and Bonshaw Towers. Only the north wall remains standing to…
Tarras Moss
The wilderness of Tarras Moss in Liddesdale, Dumfriesshire To the west of Liddesdale, above the Debateable land is Tarras Moss, a wild and windswept expanse of desolate moorland. This was once a place of refuge…
Stapleton Tower, Annandale
Stapleton Tower, Annandale, Dumfriesshire view from the east This oblong 16th century tower stands three miles north-east of Annan. It consists of four storeys underneath a crenellated parapet, though this is a modern reconstruction probably…
Staplegordon, Johnnie Armstrong’s Tower-House
The Site of Johnnie Armstrong's Tower-House at Staplegordon, Eskdale, Dumfriesshire The village of Staplegordon about two miles above Langholm, in Eskdale, has long gone. Little more than the kirkyard and a few outbuildings remain now…
Scots Dike Aerial View
Aerial Photograph of Earthwork called Scots' Dike which marks the Scotland / England frontier in 16th century Cumberland and Dumfriesshire The only section of the Anglo-Scottish Border in the west that does not follow a…
Scots Dike, The Debateable Land
Scots' Dike earthwork marking Scotland / England frontier of 16th century Debateable Land The double ditch and embankment of the Scots' Dike are still identifiable in parts, though now little more than a low mound…
Repentance Tower, Annandale
The fortified watch-tower of Repentance Tower, Annandale, Hoddom, Dumfriesshire Repentance is not a tower in the true sense but rather a fortified watch-tower dating from the 16th century. It stands on the summit of Trailtrow…
Morton Rigg Kirkyard, Tower of Sark, Dumfriesshire
Morton Rigg Kirkyard, Tower of Sark, Dumfriesshire There are no remains of Morton Kirk but it probably stood to the east of its old walled Kirkyard that stands high above a loop in the River…
Lochwood Tower, Annandale, The Barmkin
Barmkin and outbuildings to the north of the ruined tower of Lochwood Tower, Annandale Dumfriesshire To the north of the ruined 15th century Lochwood Tower, which can just be glimpsed in this view, recent excavation…
Lochmaben Stone
Lochmaben Stone or 'Lochmabonstone'; 'Lochmabenstane'; 'Clochmabenstane'. Gretna, Dumfriesshire The Lochmaben Stone stands beside the Solway Firth, barely inside Dumfriesshire, about a mile to the west of the mouth of the River Sark. The huge glacial…
Lag Tower, Remains of the Barmkin, Dumfriesshire
The tower and remains of the barmkin wall of Lag Tower The grim broken fragment that was once Lag Tower is situated on a knoll adjoining the farm of Lag, just over a mile north…
Hoddom Castle, Dumfriesshire
Hoddom Castle, Annandale, Dumfriesshire This large impressive castle stands on rising ground six miles south of Lockerbie on the River Annan. It is a tall tower of unusual design on the L-shape plan. The main…
