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Scottish Borders

@discoverscotbor

Discover Scottish Borders is a website and social media stream to showcase an intrepid explorer of the borderland between Scotland and England

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Pacification of the Scottish Borders: From Lawless Frontier to “Middle Shires”After the 1603 Union of the Crowns, King James VI/I cracked down on the Border Reivers — arresting, exiling, and executing many to create the peaceful “Middle Shires.” ⚖️ It marked th...

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Remembering The Battle of FloddenA man travels to fantastical ruined castles, old bridges and monuments to uncover the history of the Battle of Flodden. The most disastrous day ever in Scottish Borders history. youtube.com/watch?v=pH-cYg…

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The 3 Brochs of GalashielsA search unfolds around Galashiels for the three elusive Stone Age brochs believed to have stood at the dawn of the first millennium. 🏺 These ancient drystone towers hint at a forgotten chapter of fortified life in the Scottish Borders. #Galashi...

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Heavily Defended Galashielsa nightmare (ish) glimpse of the future where everybody wants to get into a heavily defended Galashiels. intro backing music by zapsplat.com youtube.com/watch?v=9lyqhS…

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The Holiest Place In the Scottish Borders?A man investigates a mysterious, huge cross prominent on a remote hill side near Peebles. youtube.com/watch?v=0dw2Y-…

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Borders Legends – The Battle of DegsastanA search for the legendary site of the Battle of Degsastan leads deep into the Scottish Borders, uncovering dramatic landscapes and long-lost clues to one of the earliest recorded Anglo-Scottish conflicts. ⚔️ As the pieces come ...

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The Romans, Hadrian's Wall to PeeblesA man searches for a little known Roman fort in Peeblesshire and investigates the difference between Roman sites on Hadrians Wall and in The Scottish Borders. youtube.com/watch?v=QlqmpX…

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The Pacification of The Scottish BordersA man investigates the brutally violent pacification of the Scottish Borders during the Union of the English and Scottish Crowns. youtube.com/watch?v=b5zGdw…

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Cockburnspath and Pease Bridge: The Tallest Bridge in the World (1794)A journey to find the tallest bridge in the Scottish Borders — once the tallest in the world at its time of construction — leads to a dramatic discovery of engineering brilliance and breathtaking views...

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The 3 Brochs of GalashielsA man searches for the 3 stone age Brochs which survived in the Galashiels area at the begining of the first millenium. youtube.com/watch?v=-i6E9G…

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Borders Legends - The Battle of DegsastanA man searches for the legendary site of the Battle of Degsastan in the Scottish Borders, with some dramatic results. youtube.com/watch?v=MT_jgU…

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WW2 Bunkers and Iron Age FortsAmid the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders, a search uncovers a hidden WWII operations bunker tucked beside the ancient remains of an Iron Age hill fort. 🛡️💣 Layers of defence from two millennia stand side by side in one extraordinar...

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Tallest Bridge In the World (1794)A man searches for the tallest bridge in the Scottish Borders, which was the tallest bridge in the world at the time of its construction .... with some dramatic results. youtube.com/watch?v=cbEIg_…

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Signs of Spring on the TweedA collage of wildlife and scenery from the River Tweed near Melrose, Spring 2017. youtube.com/watch?v=3zxeiU…

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Nisbet Kirkyard, Borders. Once tied to Jedburgh Abbey. A Hogback gravestone was recorded here in the 1800s — but now it’s missing. Can we uncover it?#ScottishHistory #BordersMystery #HogbackStone #Kirkyards #JedburghAbbey #HiddenHistory

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The Lowland Clearances in the Scottish Borders: A Silent RevolutionThe Lowland Clearances quietly transformed the Scottish Borders in the 18th–19th centuries, displacing thousands as traditional villages gave way to industrial farms and estate improvements. Though less fam...

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WW2 Bunkers and Iron Age FortsA man searches for a top secret World War 2 Operations bunker, then stumbles upon a magnificent Iron age hill fort, all amongst the stunning Scottish Borders countryside. youtube.com/watch?v=8hDene…

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The Lowland Clearances - Lost VillagesA man talks about the land clearances of the Scottish Borders in the 18th century, and searches for some of the lost, forgotten villages which these created. youtube.com/watch?v=_8CFpV…

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The Vikings raided the Borders in the 9th–11th centuries. Yet unlike other invaders, they’re barely remembered in local folklore. Why is their story untold?#VikingHistory #ScottishBorders #UntoldHistory #BordersMystery #VikingRaid #ScottishFolklore