by Mark Nicol | Dec 15, 2021 | Videos
Johnnie Armstrong was one of the most notorious of all the Border Reivers. But there is still debate as to where Johnnie’s home and tower were. I go searching around the Esk at Gilnknockie for clues to this important and elusive site… Hunting the Hidden... 
by Mark Nicol | Feb 16, 2021 | Videos
The Scottish Borders was notorious as one of the epicentres of the Scottish Witch hunts of the 17th and 18th centuries. But nowhere I have been hits you with all the sinister cruelty of that time than this place…. In the quiet northern edge of the... 
by Mark Nicol | Oct 22, 2020 | Videos
The huge number and density of Hill Forts in the Scottish Borders is often overlooked. Here we visit one stunning example near Peebles, Dreva Craig…. An ad for Dorset hill forts recently caught my eye. It proudly boasted 18 Iron Age forts—an impressive number by... 
by Mark Nicol | Jan 23, 2020 | Videos
Travelling to Scotland this year and fancy a 1 or 2 day tour with us? It’s not all Border Reivers and Wars of Independence. Today Mark was exploring one of the sites on our “Stone Age Tour” …… Edins Hall Broch. Check out my tours website:... 
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...