by Genscu | May 17, 2025 | Bloggings
Map of Scottish Highland clans (green areas) and Lowland families (blue labels), reflecting the regional divide. Highlands (north and west) remained Gaelic-speaking and clan-based, while Lowlands (south and east) were Scots-speaking with feudal families. Geography and... 
by Mark Nicol | Aug 20, 2020 | Videos
Today we were out surveying a site known as Kirndean near Newcastleton. Stone circle, castle ruins and more ditches than you could stuff inside a hollowed out watermelon!! Thanks to Hawick’s very own Malky McEwan, for the tip!! Stone Circles, Castle Ruins &... 
by Mark Nicol | Dec 17, 2019 | Videos
🎅 Merry Christmas from Discover Scottish Borders 2019 🎅 Thanks for watching again this year! Did the people of the Borders celebrate Christmas before Christ?? Join me as I find out… As the snow settles on the hills and another year draws to a close, it’s time to... 
by Mark Nicol | Jun 9, 2019 | Videos
Standing stones near Peebles…. While browsing through old archives and illustrations of standing stones in the Scottish Borders, I stumbled upon something curious — a drawing of two mysterious stones labelled “Sheriffmuir Standing Stones.” I’d never heard of... 
by Mark Nicol | Jan 30, 2019 | Videos
There are plenty standing stones, in various different formats in the Scottish Borders, you’ve just got to know where to look…. (This is 100% filmed and produced on an I phone. Even the drone footage is just the phone pictures.) 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube...