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BORDER REIVERS – BUCKHOLM TOWER – CLAN CARRUTHERS CCIS

BUCKHOLM TOWER A GHOST STORY Overlooking Galashiels, Buckholm Tower stands, ruined and looking a little forlorn. Inhabited into the twentieth century the tower could yet be saved, but a feeling of neglect and the passing of time almost overwhelms. Built in 1582, the tower was typical of the fortified towers that can be found throughout the Borders, but this one is still more or less complete,…