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Mersington Tower
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A description of the province of the Merche. The Mers.
Robert Gordon, c. 1636-52map image courtesy of NLS
Robert Gordon, c. 1636-52map image courtesy of NLS
Mersington Tower was a castle belonging to the Ker family in the 15th and 16th centuries but nothing of it now remains.
In September 1545 the tower of Marsington was burned by an English army led by Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford.
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The Merce or Shirrefdome of Berwick
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS
Alternative names for Mersington Tower
Marsington; Mersintoun; Mersynton