Right next to the waymarker on the road here, you will find the remains of the Mangerton Tower here. A former peel tower, once the stronghold of the Armstrong Clan in the 16th and 17th century. The clan was very powerful in the Borders, and this was one of many such towers of theirs in the area.

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1. Mangerton Tower loop from Newcastleton — Roxburghshire

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