by Genscu | Jun 6, 2025 | Bloggings
Introduction: A Stroll Through Time 🙂🏞️ I arrive in Peebles on a sunny afternoon, the River Tweed sparkling as it loops around this charming town. It’s hard to imagine at first glance that this peaceful place was once a strategic stronghold. Yet as I wander up the... 
by Genscu | Mar 31, 2025 | Bloggings
Introduction: Nestled in the lush landscapes of the Scottish Borders are the remnants of five once-grand medieval abbeys. These abbeys – Jedburgh, Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso, and the lost Selkirk Abbey – formed a cornerstone of royal strategy in the 12th century. King... 
by Genscu | Mar 30, 2025 | Bloggings
A Royal Vision in the Forest of Selkirk In the early 1100s, the hills and forests around Selkirk in the Scottish Borders witnessed an extraordinary royal experiment. Prince David of Scotland (the future King David I) had a grand vision to reform and revive religious... 
by Mark Nicol | Mar 23, 2021 | Videos
Join me in my latest adventure as I scour the castles, caves, churches and battlefields of Southern Scotland tracing the steps of the great Scottish freedom fighter.    Scotland remembers William Wallace as a towering figure of freedom—a warrior, a leader, a symbol... 
by Mark Nicol | Aug 31, 2019 | Videos
Wallace’s Tower ruins in Roxburgh, have no real connection to William Wallace but it’s an interesting 16th century Border tower. Warning …. this film contains a bit of swearing, which was unavoidable, you will see why Tucked away in the quiet village of Roxburgh...