Exploring history in the scottish borders is an informative and interesting tour through and around the borders with chapters about castles abbeys and stately homes well illustrated with the authors own colour photos he also writes about railways hadrians wall strange to imagine it might have been whitewashed and the surnames of key . Exploring history in the scottish borders provides an overview of the history of this turbulent area this didnt produce robin hood characters it produced a tough and often violent people the border reivers in the 16th century the scottish borderland made the american wild west of the 19th century look like a kindergarten. Exploring history in the scottish borders book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers the scottish border is steeped in history expl. Exploring history in the scottish borders douglas mr ian james 9781514766873 books amazonca