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    1. Bowhill Upper Loch and Newark Castle loop from Bowhill Estate — Roxburghshire

    24.6km

    06:59

    550m

    550m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    September 22, 2023

    Newark Castle is a large ruined tower. It was first mentioned in 1423 and was packed back to the Crown in 1445 from the Earls of Douglas, and became one of only two royal castles in the Middle March.

    In 1645, after the Battle of Philiphaugh, one hundred prisoners were killed in the courtyard here, and Cromwell's troops occupied it in 1650. There's quite a lot of history here!

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      Location: Ettrick And Yarrow, Scottish Borders, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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