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”.…
Panoramic view of the extensive ruins of Adam Scott of Tushielaw's stronghold in Ettrick The extensive ruins of Tushielaw Tower and its associated structures are situated on a natural platform on the slopes of Tushielaw,…
Tinnis Castle, Tweeddale, Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders High above the valley of the River Tweed, on the summit of a prominent rocky knoll that it shares with the remains of an Iron Age fort, lie the…
Thirlstane Tower, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders Thirlstane Tower stands in what was once the grounds of Thirlstane House, a gothic pile with neo-classic features of the 1820s, demolished in 1965. The remains of the tower…
Smailholm Tower; Drawing Drawing by Pete Armstrong of Smailholm Tower, Nr. Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders Smailholm is strongly situated on a rocky outcrop above a dark lochan six miles west of Kelso and commands extensive…
Slacks Tower site , Scottish Borders, Roxburghshire, Upper Jed Water Valley Slacks pele-house dates from the 16th century and closely resembles its neighbour at Mervinslaw just two miles to the north-east. It stands on the…
Slacks Tower Interior, Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders Slacks pele-house which dates from the 16th century and closely resembles its neighbour at Mervinslaw stands on the right bank of Jed Water about a mile and a…
Riccarton Tower, Liddesdale, Roxburghshire The remains of Riccarton Tower stand on a natural platform, above Riccarton Burn, in a clearing in the surrounding forestry plantation. Against the south wall, a sheepfold has been built, probably…
Rhymers Tower, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders The remains of the tower of Thomas the Rhymer stand near the west end of the village of Earlston in the Leader Water Valley in Berwickshire. Unsympathetic urban expansion…
Mary Queen of Scots' House, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders Queen Mary's House has been considerably altered but its plan indicates that it was built in the late 16th century. The building has a definite resemblance…
Mangerton Tower, Heraldic Panel, Newcastleton, Liddesdale, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders The heraldic stone panel built into the wall of the rather slight remains of Mangerton Tower is one of the few artefacts that remain to remind…
Mangerton Tower, Newcastleton, Liddesdale Mangerton Tower is in fact a fragment of masonry standing to the south of the river Liddel, and just yards inside England, near Newcastleton. Sir Walter Scott thought it was the…
Liddesdale, Sites of Former Towers of the Elliots Liddesdale; The Lost Towers of the Elliots. Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders The valley stretches from the junction of the rivers Liddel and Esk in the south for about…
Kirkhope Tower, Ettrickbridge, Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders Kirkhope Tower is remotely situated on the fellside above the Ettrick Water about a mile from Ettrickbridge. It was sadly neglected and in a dangerous and roofless condition until…
