The Black Douglas in the new Netflix movie Outlaw King

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

Simply more reasons to Discover whats on our door step in the Scottish Borders.

A man investigates the earthworks on top of Woden Law near Jedburgh and also looks at the Roman road Dere Streeet and Pennymuir Roman camps.

A man investigates the battle of Otterburn from 1388. Tracing the footsteps of James Douglas and makes a rather macabre discovery

The graves of Border Reivers are few and far between. In this new film we go looking for one of the most notorious of all ....Kinmont Willie Armstrong’s burial place..

A nightmare(ish) glimpse of the future where everybody wants to get into a heavily defended Galashiels.

Have you ever wonder where the people of the Central Scottish Borders came from?

They don't make them like this no more! Edin's hall broch near Duns

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 the mark of the Roman legion Legio II Augusta hidden in a secret underground chamber called Crichton Souterrain, in Southern Scotland.

A man climbs the highest hill in the Scottish Borders and then rolls back down again. Filmed amidst the stunning scenery of the Scottish Borders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0QwU5maW0s  

We think a lot more could be done to promote the area for wildlife tourism.

A man travels to fantastical ruined castles, old bridges and monuments to uncover the history of the Battle of Flodden. The most disastrous day ever in Scottish Borders history.

A man searches for a top secret World War 2 Operations bunker + Iron age hill fort, all amongst the stunning Scottish Borders countryside.

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.

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

Complete genocide of the Scottish Borders people. One of the lesser known objectives of the Roman army in Southern Caledonia.....

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

We go in search for the oldest, most remote and most mysterious ancient monument in the Scottish Borders.

A man walks from Galashiels to Clovenfords via the forgotten Blindlee Tower and mysterious Meigle Pots. Also features a clip from "Am no a Grass" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxGn_YPXst0  

A man dreams of forgotten Scottish Borders castles, in Selkirk and on the cliffs of Berwickshire ..... but are they real?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKWhexzBD6Y&feature=youtu.be

We go on the trail of the Black Douglas, inspired by the Netflix movie Outlaw King. He visits the real sites depicted in the film then tells the story...

Highlights from our Scottish Borders history and mystery tour last year 2018, and looking forward to the May 2019 tour.

A recent visit to Norham Castle turned out "not what we expected".

A man investigates the life and death of St Cuthbert from his origins in the Scottish Borders hills to the magnificence of Durham Cathedral.

Join us on a rollercoaster of a journey from the war-torn desert wastes of the middle East to the little bridge near the museum in Wilton Lodge park, Hawick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF4X7_VHSbc

A man investigates ancient monuments and lost villages of Berwickshire then has a supernatural experience at Foul Ford

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 spots otters and peregrine falcons while out walking in Galashiels

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History & Mystery Tours and Excursions

Expertly Led and Guided by Mark Nicol

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