Hermitage Castle is a formidable medieval stronghold located in the remote Liddesdale Valley in the Scottish Borders. Often dubbed the “guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain,” it has a grim reputation for its violent past and associations with treachery, warfare, and dark legends. Built in the 14th century, the castle was a key defensive structure near the border between Scotland and England. It passed through the hands of powerful families such as the de Soulis, Douglases, and Hepburns.
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Hermitage Castle is a formidable medieval stronghold located in the remote Liddesdale Valley in the Scottish Borders. Often dubbed the “guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain,” it has a grim reputation for its violent past and associations with treachery, warfare, and dark legends. Built in the 14th century, the castle was a key defensive structure near the border between Scotland and England. It passed through the hands of powerful families such as the de Soulis, Douglases, and Hepburns.
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Hermitage Castle, one of the mighty (and bloodiest) border fortresses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙⚔️ #Hermitage #HermitageCastle #Scotland #VisitScotland #historicenvironmentscotland #TheKiltedPhoto | The Kilted Photographer
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Hermitage Castle, one of the mighty (and bloodiest) border fortresses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙⚔️ #Hermitage #HermitageCastle #Scotland #VisitScotland #historicenvironmentscotland #TheKiltedPhoto | The Kilted Photographer
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Welcome to one of the most foreboding places in Scotland - Hermitage Castle. Originally built in the 1200s, it's so close to the English border that it almost started a war! This brooding fortress was expanded by the Black Douglases, with strong, towering walls to keep back invaders and keep in prisoners. Amongst the dark tales of Hermitage, Sir Alexander Ramsay was thrown in the dungeon here for daring to challenge the power of William Douglas. He survived for 17 days on grain and rainwater tha
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Welcome to one of the most foreboding places in Scotland - Hermitage Castle. Originally built in the 1200s, it's so close to the English border that it almost started a war! This brooding fortress was expanded by the Black Douglases, with strong, towering walls to keep back invaders and keep in prisoners. Amongst the dark tales of Hermitage, Sir Alexander Ramsay was thrown in the dungeon here for daring to challenge the power of William Douglas. He survived for 17 days on grain and rainwater tha
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The formidable Hermitage Castle was once the protector of Liddesdale in the Scottish Borders, the bloodiest valley in Britain. The castle was the centre of tales of murder, revenge, treason and the Border Reivers. It was built in the 13th century. #scottish #borders #medieval #castle #tales #folklore #cumbriabordershistory #histok #histokers
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The formidable Hermitage Castle was once the protector of Liddesdale in the Scottish Borders, the bloodiest valley in Britain. The castle was the centre of tales of murder, revenge, treason and the Border Reivers. It was built in the 13th century. #scottish #borders #medieval #castle #tales #folklore #cumbriabordershistory #histok #histokers
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It’s no surprise that a castle known as the “guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain” has picked up some stories over the last 800 years. Hermitage Castle was built so close to the border between Scotland and England that just its construction almost caused war. In the 13th Century, this was home to the de Soulis family and one particularly evil character indeed. Soulis had been schooled in the dark arts and enjoyed nothing more than death and destruction. He had gained himself a helper fo
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It’s no surprise that a castle known as the “guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain” has picked up some stories over the last 800 years. Hermitage Castle was built so close to the border between Scotland and England that just its construction almost caused war. In the 13th Century, this was home to the de Soulis family and one particularly evil character indeed. Soulis had been schooled in the dark arts and enjoyed nothing more than death and destruction. He had gained himself a helper fo
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Hermitage Castle- A History of Murder, Torture, and the Dark Arts
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Another view of Hermitage Chapel, 13th-century ruins near Hermitage castle, which can be seen in the background. Scottish borders | International Man of History
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Castle Pics on Instagram: "Hermitage Castle, hidden deep within the remote Liddesdale Valley in the Scottish Borders, is one of Scotland’s most atmospheric and mysterious fortresses. Built in the 14th century, it served as a formidable stronghold guarding the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border, earning a fearsome reputation as the “guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain.” Its massive stone walls and stark, austere design reflect its role as both a defensive fortress and a place of power duri
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Hermitage Castle⚔️☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.. The drive through the Valley alone is well worth the visit to this sinister fortress. We had a smashing time exploring the grounds & ruins 😻✨️ | Carla Dunn
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The ruins of Hermitage Chapel near Hermitage Castle in the Scottish borders. | International Man of History
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A 360 view from within the Douglas Tower at Hermitage Castle. One of Scotland’s bloodiest castles. #Castles #HermitageCastle #Scotland #VisitScotland #LoveScotland #ScottishCastles #CastlesofScotland #ScottishBorders | The Kilted Photographer
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1 minute (ish) histories: Hermitage Castle This fortress that once guarded the bloodiest valley in Britain. It has been described as sod off in stone, some have stronger words for it. It's a foreboding castle that sends shivers down the spines of many. One of its owners William de Soules was the leader of a conspiracy to assassinate Robert the Bruce in 1320. De Soules was also accused of witchcraft, he died a year later in Dumbarton Castle. Although some say disgruntled locals boiled the wicked
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Full 4K version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_c8FDKzh1k So I decided to do one last video in 2019 and wanted to do quite a spectacular castle, so here it is - Hermitage Castle. My usual style video with a walk around of the castle. I also so some photographs of the chapel which overlooks the castle. Excuse the jumpy footage when on the walk around, I'm still trying to get used to my handheld gimbal. Not my best work but I'm happy with the video overall. Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruine
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Hermitage Castle, located in the Scottish Borders near Newcastleton, is a brooding, medieval fortress with a dark and violent history. Built around 1240 by Nicholas de Soulis, it began as a Norman-style motte-and-bailey but was later transformed into a massive stone stronghold. Its strategic position near the English border made it a key military site in the volatile Anglo-Scottish wars. In the 14th century, the castle passed into the hands of the powerful Douglas family, earning a grim reputati
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Hermitage Castle: La Historia y Leyenda en Escocia
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Although the Hermitage looks, at first sight, like it might have developed naturally, it is actually a planned landscape. In the mid 1700s the main residence of the Dukes of Atholl was, and remains, at Blair Castle, some 17 miles north-west of the Hermitage. But the family also maintained a winter retreat at Dunkeld House, which stood on the north bank of the River Tay almost opposite the steep sided valley of the River Braan. The gardens of Dunkeld House were initially fairly restrained, but in
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The Hermitage near Dunkeld in Perthshire, Scotland is one of the most beautiful places in Scotland! #scotland #visitscotland #visitscotlandtours #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #beautifuldestinations #mustvisit #scotlandtravel #scotlandexplore #scotlandhighlands #scottishhighlands #perthshire #dunkeld #lotr #lordoftherings #magical #explore #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #outlander #outlanderfans #clan #castle #fairytale #tour #tourguide #fairytail | Visit Scotland Tours
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Scotland's bloodiest castle: Hermitage Castle
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Hermitage - The Power of Art
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A quiet walk through Hermitage Castle
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Visiting Hermitage Castle
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Hermitage Castle on a winters day
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Hermitage Castle Revisited
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Hidden Scotland on Instagram: "It’s no surprise that a castle known as the “guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain” has picked up some stories over the last 800 years. Hermitage Castle was built so close to the border between Scotland and England that just its construction almost caused a full scale war. These enormous walls were built to keep people out, but legend says that they also kept a very sinister creature in. Huge thanks to @billyclicks for this amazing video. To read the full s
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