A man uses old maps to trace the sites where thousands of women were executed for being witches in the Scottish Borders during the 16th and 17th centuries.

A man searches for the lost and forgotten Chapel of St Cuthbert on the banks of the River Tweed, along the way looking at other churches and legendary stories...

“Put to the horn” what can it mean? A common punishment dished out to Border Reivers.

A man takes us on the emotional roller coaster of a journey that is spotting otters in the Scottish Borders.

A look at the enchanting and magical yew trees on the Traquair house estate in the Scottish Borders.

A man talks about the life of Scotlands fiercest ever warrior the Black Douglas. Also the site of ancient Scottish fortress Roxburgh Castle is investigated.

All the best to our website visitors! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MmnEnDUUmk

A man searches for the site of 2 ancient castles on the river Liddel in the Anglo-Scots Borderlands

A short collage of birds in the Scottish Borders in March 2019

A man goes on an adventure around East Lothian in Southern Scotland. Looking at ancient hill forts, WW2 submarine wrecks and the notorious Scottish witch hunts.

A man looks at Hindhope Linn waterfall and the enchanting forest it cascades through, in Northern England.

A man investigates the site of a pivotal moment in World War 1

A man visits some rubbishy waterfalls in Galashiels then searches for the huge, remote and majestic Wolf Cleuch Falls near Hawick.

The Black Douglas in the new Netflix movie Outlaw King

We recently sacrificed our new year to camp out and find some crucial evidence for the legend and existence of the "Tarbh Uisge"

The life of Scotland's fiercest ever warrior the Black Douglas. Also the site of ancient Scottish fortress Roxburgh Castle is investigated.

A man investigates the life of notorious Scottish Border Reiver, Little Jock Elliot. And looks into the real reason Mary Queen of Scots was in Jedburgh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1RlmjKhkco

A man traces a link between Tweedbank in Galashiels and Caddonlee which was for centuries the muster point of the massed Scottish armies invading England.

The official Discover Scottish Borders Christmas Video On a different level from John Lewis! https://youtu.be/cPaHstRT60s

A man searches for Wallace sites in the Scottish Borderlands including Wallace's trench and a possible resting place for his remains.

Whitslaid Tower, Lauder, Berwickshire situated just of the A68, 2 miles south of Lauder

A man searches for three lost and forgotten Reiver strongholds in the Scottish Borders. All brought to his attention by one passage in an ancient and obscure book.

A man unwittingly captures a strange figure on film at Hermitage Castle while filming a video about the Borders Reivers.

A man searches for a little known Roman fort in Peeblesshire and investigates the difference between Roman sites on Hadrians Wall and in The Scottish Borders.

A man investigates goblins, ghosts and fairies in Southern Scotland while looking for the gates of Hell ..... with terrifying results!

A man searches for a Mithraic Temple in the Scots / English Borderland. He investigates the link between Jesus and the cult of Mithra the Sun God.

A man hunts for evidence of an ancient drawbridge in Galashiels.

A short trailer for our new film due out October 2017. A man searches for the myths and legends of the Eildon hills!

A man searches for ancient, sacred, huge, impressive yew trees in Southern Scotland, and wonders why they are so revered

We look at some international pilot’s war graves in a remote corner of the Cheviot Hills, North England.

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