Hidden Histories Of The Scottish Borders

Posso Tower, Silence On The Manor Water


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It's a ruin today, but Posso Tower, close to the Manor Water, was home to the Bairds, and then the Naesmyths. Records are sparse, but they quietly negotiated the Border Reiver era and the Rough Wooing. Then, during the Marian Civil War, Sir Michael Naesyth fought at Langside for Mary, Queen of Scots.

The hidden history of Posso Tower will tell you what happened next.


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Hidden Histories Of The Scottish BordersBy Thistle and Time