by Mark Nicol | Nov 30, 2020 | Videos
Muckle Mou’d Meg……….on your bike!!! Sometimes, the best way to explore the past… is on two wheels. In this week’s adventure, I ditch the car, saddle up, and cycle into the rugged heart of the Scottish Borders—where lonely towers whisper stories of... 
by Mark Nicol | Mar 23, 2019 | Videos
Take a look at Hume Castle with me. One of the most important fortresses on the Border line during the Wars of Independence. Destroyed by Henry VIII’s and Oliver Cromwell’s forces over the centuries. Built in its current incarnation in the late 1700’s. 📍 Hume Castle,... 
by Mark Nicol | Mar 2, 2019 | Videos
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…. 🎥 Watch the...