Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and a Horsburgh Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Scottish Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. It served for centuries as the ancestral seat of the ancient Horsburgh family, whose origins on the land date back to the medieval era. The Horsburgh family took their name from the lands originally meaning horse brook, where they settled along a tributary of the River Tweed. Records show the family holding these lands from at least 1230. During the Wars of Scottish Independence, the estate was briefly forfeited to English noble Robert Hastings in 1302 before being restored to the family by King David II in 1333. During the 16th century, the Scottish Borders faced frequent cross-border reiver raiding and intermittent warfare. Horsburgh Castle was integrated into the peel tower beacon chain. If an invading English army crossed the border, an alarm fire would be lit on the roof, triggering a chain of fires from tower to tower along the Tweed Valley to alert the region. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
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