Tour Scotland very short 4K Spring travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and and Sporran and walking by Crossford Castle on ancestry, history visit and trip to the Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. A massive, highly fortified 15th century ruined stronghold located near the village of Crossford, roughly midway between Jedburgh and Kelso. Constructed around 1450 by Andrew Ker, it served as the principal seat of the Kerr, or Ker, family, who were powerful and notorious Border Reivers. Designed strictly for defense rather than comfort, the castle features exceptionally brutal engineering, with defensive walls measuring up to 14 feet thick. In 1523, the English military famously esteemed it the third strongest fortification in all of Scotland. The castle's owners often served as Wardens of the Middle March, tasked with policing the notoriously lawless Anglo-Scottish border. During a massive English invasion, the Earl of Surrey besieged Cessford Castle with an 11 cannon artillery battery. The Scots famously thwarted English gunners by setting fire to the ammunition before it could detonate. The castle was only surrendered when Sir Andrew Kerr returned to negotiate safe passage for his men. The Kerrs of Cessford were locked in a multi generational, incredibly violent blood feud with the neighbouring Scotts of Buccleuch, resulting in numerous retaliatory killings and castle torchings across the Borders. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June
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