Walter Scott was born in 1565. His ancestral home was Branxholme in Teviotdale. Today one of the four original towers of Branxholme still stands, the Nesby tower, about five miles south of Hawick in the Scottish Border country. The-Nesby-Tower-Branxholme-Scottish-Borders In 1590 he was knighted by James V1, king of Scotland, and appointedContinue reading “BORDER REIVERS-BUCCLEUCH’S RAID ON CARLISLE CASTLE”
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