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The tower was subsequently modernised and the removal of a vault above the first floor in 1890 revealed a fine 13th
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Douglas hands until 1878, and then through the female line until 1975 when James Palmer-Douglas moved away from Cavers and the remaining lands of the once vast estates in Roxburghshire were put on the market, James having slowly sold off much of the estate after the death of his
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was bounded by the parishes of Hawick and
Teviothead in the west and by Cavers on all the other sides. It had a length of 8Ā½ miles, from north-east to south-west, and its width (east-west) varied from half a mile to almost two miles. The Kirk of Kirkton was in the northāeast and Stobs station
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Kirkton Church, built in 1841, is a simple but well-proportioned church standing on an elevated site near the north-eastern boundary of the old parish of
Kirkton. It is a conspicuous feature in the landscape. It replaced an older church of unknown date which had become dilapidated.
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in 1388. James's sons and (a) daughter(s) were all illegitimate. To ensure their succession, he granted the lands of
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