Historic Clan Scott Sites - Newark Castle, Scotts of Buccleuch

Situated on the grounds of Bowhill, home of the Chief of Clan Scott, Newark Castle has one of the longest histories of all the Scott peel towers that dot the Borders region between Scotland and England.

In 1473 Newark was given to Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland. The royal arms are visible on the west gable. Newark was unsuccessfully besieged by an English army in 1547, but was burnt the following year. In 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 100 royalist followers of the Marquis of Montrose were shot in the barmkin of Newark after the Battle of Philiphaugh.

The castle was altered for Anna Scott, Duchess of Monmouth and Buccleuch at the end of the 17th century. Today it is a standing ruin and recognized as a Category A listed building.

Wikipedia provides a fuller background on Newark Castle.


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A series of watercolour illustrations for The Scott Country were completed by Ernest William Haslehust R.I., R.B.A. (1866-1949). Born at Walthamstow in Essex, the eldest son of William Henry Haselhust, of Lee, Kent, he studied at the Slade School. Besides his life as an artist he was a keen gardener and nature lover he had a interest in scientific instruments.

His legacy to the illustrators craft remains the hundreds of illustrations completed for the series Beautiful Scotland, Beautiful England and Beautiful Ireland. Bublished by Blackie & Son Ltd. no indication of date or any claim of copyright is made in the documents. Most were published in the 1920's. The images are considered to be stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, and usage credit is requested by the website making these available to the public for download at http://www.fromoldbooks.org/

Newark Tower