by Mark Nicol | May 20, 2025 | Videos
Watch the full journey on YouTube ▶️ Towering above the Cheviot Hills, just a stone’s throw from the Scottish Border, Yeavering Bell is widely considered the most impressive and largest Iron Age hill fort in northern England—perhaps even the entire country. But...
by Mark Nicol | Mar 30, 2025 | Videos
🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube When we think of Roman forts north of Hadrian’s Wall, most conjure images of subtle humps in the ground, scattered ditches, or the odd information board clinging to the memory of empire. But Bremenium—now known as High Rochester—is...
by Mark Nicol | Mar 20, 2025 | Videos
Here on Greenlaw moor I follow Heriots Dyke to a spectacular and rare type of hill fort. Exploring Forgotten Fortifications Hidden in Plain Sight The Scottish Borders is a land shaped by myth, war, and the slow grind of time. While towering abbeys and Roman roads...
by Mark Nicol | Mar 20, 2025 | Videos
4 layers of history at Lyne Kirk in the Scottish Borders near Peebles… From Roman Forts to Christian Gravestones—Uncovering 1,800 Years of Quiet Legacy Just a few miles outside Peebles, nestled quietly in the Scottish Borders, the village of Lyne might seem like a...
by Mark Nicol | Jan 22, 2025 | Videos
Above the clouds on The Eildon Hills today… Walking into the Sky in the Scottish Borders There’s something surreal about walking into the sky. One quiet morning, as the rest of the world slept beneath a heavy blanket of fog, a lone figure set off toward the summit of...