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Standing in the grounds of the mansion of Bowhill, Newark Castle is a ruined 15th-century keep and courtyard, with a gatehouse and wall, sections of which survive. The property was acquired by Archibald, Earl of Douglas, around 1423. It was kept by the Crown after the downfall of the Black Douglases in 1455, and given to Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III, in 1473. The castle was besieged by the English in 1547, and burnt in 1548. In 1645 one hundred followers of the Marquis of Montrose, captured after the Battle of Philiphaugh, were shot in the barmkin of Newark. Other prisoners, mostly women and children, were taken to the market place in Selkirk, and there also slain.

Directions:Off A708, 3 miles W of Selkirk, Borders.
Ownership:Pri/LA 01750 22204Ord. Survey Map Ref:NT 421294 73
Open:See Bowhill.
Key:P S R WC £Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

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