Roxburgh
Castle is a large 12th century courtyard fortress and was the strongest castle,
in the marches. Occupied by both the Scottish and the English through the centuries,
it was partly demolished and rebuilt on numerous occasions. Of this impressive
Scottish royal castle, only fragments of the gatehouse, curtain wall and flanking
towers now remain, with the earthworks of a 16th century English rectangular fort
in its centre. With the dense cover of vegetation, it's best accessed in winter.
Half a mile north is Floors Castle and 2 miles
south is Wallace's Tower.
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