Épisodes

  • Dryhope Tower's Story
    Dec 18 2025

    Dryhope Tower is a significant ruined tower house located in the valley of the Yarrow Water, near to St Mary’s Loch. To the casual visitor, it is a picturesque ruin, but look a little deeper, and Dryhope Tower hides a turbulent history and some romantic border folklore.

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    7 min
  • Fatlips Castle, Sentinel of Teviotdale
    Dec 11 2025

    This now-restored, historic 16th-century tower house looks out over Teviotdale and beyond from its lofty position, high up on Minto Crags. With commanding views and an unusual name, it has survived centuries of border conflicts, different owners, and periods of neglect.

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    9 min
  • Wallace's Tower, A Name Without A Hero
    Dec 4 2025

    Wallace's Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house, situated near the small village of Roxburgh next to the River Teviot. Sitting alone in a field, its crumbling and overgrown walls conceal a brief history filled with violence and intrigue.

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    9 min
  • Rhymer's Tower, Masonry and Myth
    Nov 27 2025

    Rhymer’s Tower is the ruin of a 16th-century Border peel tower situated in the village of Earlston. Very little remains today, but it has a story to tell, one where history and folklore are forever bound together.

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    8 min
  • Littledean Tower, Gunloops, Ghosts and a Hidden Hoard
    Nov 20 2025

    The story of Littledean Tower, built in the 16th century, attacked by an English Army, and home to notorious Border Reivers.

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    8 min