In the 1300s, Berwick-upon-Tweed wasn’t just Scottish—it was the largest city in Scotland and the busiest port in all of Britain. A quarter of British exports flowed through here. What happened to this mighty medieval powerhouse? #BerwickUponTweed #ScottishHistory #MedievalTrade #LostPorts #BordersHeritage #ForgottenTowns | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

I’m swapping history and comedy for hiking—walking from St Mary’s Loch to Broad Law, the highest point in the Scottish Borders. Let’s enjoy the scenery.#ScottishBorders #BroadLaw #HikingScotland #HillWalking #OutdoorAdventure #StMarysLoch #Scotland | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

26K views · 225 reactions | Berwick's darkest day saw Longshanks' army massacre almost 20,000 Scots. The killings only stopped when the brutality shocked even the invaders. The town’s population never recovered. #BerwickMassacre #ScottishHistory #Longshanks #HistoricScotland #DarkHistory #BordersHistory | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol | Facebook

By 603 AD, Irish Gaels had overrun the Borders. Their raids sparked a brutal response from King Æthelfrith of the Bernicians. This little-known battle altered the course of British history. #603AD #Bernicians #ScottishBorders #AedanMacGabrain #GaelicInvasion #DarkAges | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

Hadrian’s Wall wasn’t the end of civilisation—it marked a frontier of power struggles. The Boernicians won a key battle in the Borders, shaping Scottish history. Only one man wrote about it: Bede. #HadriansWall #ScottishBorders #Boernicians #Bede #DarkAges #PostRomanScotland | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

The Douglas family seat — once grand, now a ruin. How can something so important be left to decay? Is it financial neglect, or a case of forgotten history?#DouglasFamily #HistoricDecay #BordersHistory #CrumblingRuins #HistoricScotland #HistoryReels | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol