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Eckford Tower (site of)

Eckford Tower was a tower which belonged to the Scott family although nothing of it now remains.

By the mid-13th century the barony of Eckford consisted of a large swathe of land bounded by the Teviot to the west and the Kale to the north and east and was owned by Geoffrey of Ekkeford, better known as Sir Geoffrey de Mowbray, Justiciar of Lothian. His son, Richard, paid homage to Edward I of England in 1296.

Sir Geoffrey died in 1300 and was succeeded by his third son, Sir Roger de Mowbray, however Sir Roger was involved in a plot to kill Robert the Bruce and replace him as King with William de Soules, Lord of Liddesdale. He was wounded during his arrest in 1320 and died in prison while awaiting trial.

Sir Roger’s extensive estates were forfeited to the Crown, and Robert granted the manor of Ecford to Walter, Steward of Scotland, the husband of Marjory Bruce. In 1326 the King gave £2000 Sterling for the rebuilding of Melrose Abbey following its destruction by the English in 1322. The money was primarily raised from the baronies of Cessford and Eckford which Sir Roger de Mowbray had forfeited, and the lands of Nisbet, Longnewton, Maxton and Caverton which William, Lord Soules, had forfeited.

The tower was attacked by the English numerous times during the 16th century.

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Alternative names for Eckford Tower

Ecford; Eckeforde; Eckford-tower; Ekkeford; Hecfurde; Hekfurde

Clans associated with Eckford Tower

Moubray

Surnames associated with Eckford Tower

Mobray

Moubray

Mowbray

Where is Eckford Tower?

Eckford Tower is in the parish of Eckford and the county of Roxburghshire.

Grid reference:NT 7093 2615

Lat / long:55.528213,-2.4620567

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Weather at Eckford Tower

7°C
max 7°C / min 7°C
14km/h
1015mb
89%
100%
05:41 18:45

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Jedburgh at 13:59

References (books)

Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1851
New Statistical Account of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1845
Robert the Bruce: Champion of a Nation
Stephen Spinks
Stroud, 2019
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The History and Antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, Volume 3
Alexander Jeffrey
Edinburgh, 1855

References (websites)

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Castles near Eckford Tower

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Mowmaynes (site of)

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Sunlaws (site of)

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Wallace's Tower

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Caverton

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Whitton Tower

6.3km away

Linton Tower (site of)

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Ancient sites near Eckford Tower

Littledean fort

9.2km away

Brothers' Stones standing stone

13.3km away

Newstead (site of) souterrains

16.3km away

Eildon Hill North fort

16.8km away

Earlston standing stone

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Cambridge standing stone

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Bruntaburn Mill standing stone

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29.2km away
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Pictish stones near Eckford Tower

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

29.6km away

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79.5km away

Abercrombie 2 Class III cross slab

79.5km away

Abercrombie 3 Class III cross slab

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Abercrombie 4 Class III cross slab

79.5km away

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Pictish sites near Eckford Tower

Whitlaw silver chain

30.2km away

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Traprain Law silver chain

50.3km away

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Norrie's Law hoard

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89.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

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Accommodation near Eckford Tower

The Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course
hotelRoxburgh
2.9km away
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hotelJedburgh
8.0km away
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8.2km away
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11.5km away
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11.6km away
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11.7km away
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hostelKirk Yetholm
11.8km away
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12.8km away
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hostelMelrose
17.7km away
George & Abbotsford Hotel
hotel, barMelrose
18.0km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Eckford Tower

The Terrace Café, Floors Castle
caféKelso
8.4km away
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8.6km away
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hotel, barMelrose
18.0km away
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18.4km away
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18.9km away
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22.8km away
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23.7km away
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caféSelkirk
24.0km away
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25.2km away
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32.2km away
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Published on the 13th of November 2011 at 6:29 pm. Updated on the 22nd of May 2021 at 3:31 pm.

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