'Lost' 16th century Borders community brought back to life
Much of the land was devastated in 1545 during the ‘Rough Wooing’.
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Much of the land was devastated in 1545 during the ‘Rough Wooing’.
The day-to-day lives of a Borders community wiped out by English forces almost 500 years ago in a brutal two-week campaign ordered by Henry VIII are set to be pieced together.
Digging of a non-gardening variety was the topic at a recent meeting in Bedrule Hall for those involved with the 12 Towers of Rule heritage project.
A grassy mound overlooks the Rule Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, and a perfect spot to take in the rolling landscape and thick woodlands…
The team hopes to learn more about a raid by a 15,000-strong English army in southern Scotland in 1545.