Ancient Borderline Strongholds

Published on
2 March, 2019

Synopsis:

A man searches for 3 ancient Border Reiver castles. Strongholds of the Douglas and Oliver families right on the Scotland - England Borderline.

Written by
Mark Nicol

Historian – Filmmaker – Blogger – Guided Tours – Group Speaker

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Ancient Borderline Strongholds

Join me as I go investigating 3 little known Border Towers, South of Jedburgh and near to the Scotland / England Border.
A land of war and Reivers in the 16th century, these strongholds of the Douglas and Oliver families were right in the front line….

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