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Newark Castle, SelkirkshireNewark Castle is a large, ruined tower house standing in the grounds of Bowhill House in Selkirkshire, in the valley of the Yarrow Water. In addition to the keep, sections of a gatehouse and wall survive. Newark Castle was granted to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown around 1423. The surrounding barmkin was added around 1550, and the present battlements and two square caphouses date from about 1600. The castle was altered for Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch at the end of the 17th century. It was visited by Sir Walter Scott and William and Dorothy Wordsworth in 1831. (Read more) |