Roxburgh Castle
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Roxburgh Castle is a ruined royal castle that overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland. The town and castle developed into the royal burgh of Roxburgh,
Ruins of Roxburgh Castle, with Floors Castle in the background
Roxburgh Castle, engraving by William Miller after W. Brown, 1830
Roxburgh Castle, 1920, by E. W. Haslehust
Duke of Roxburghe
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The Duke of Roxburghe is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburgh
Roxburgh Castle
…which the Scots destroyed along with the castle after capturing it in 1460. Today the ruins stand in the grounds of Floors Castle, the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe, across the river from Kelso. Tradition states that King David I founded the castle; it is first recorded in c.1128 during his reign. In 1174, it was…
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe
Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe
John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe.