Roxburgh Castle
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Roxburgh Castle was a castle sited near modern Roxburgh, in the Borders region of Scotland.
The castle was founded by King David I. In 1174 it was surrendered to England after the capture of William I at Alnwick, and was often in English hands thereafter. The Scots made many attempts to regain the fortress; in 1314 it was stormed by Sir James Douglas, and in 1460 James II of Scotland was killed whilst bombarding the castle when one of his own cannons exploded. However the siege continued, and James' queen Mary of Guelders had the castle demolished.
In 1545, during the Rough Wooing, the English built a rectangular fort on the site at the instigation of the Earl of Hertford. This was destroyed in 1550 by the terms of the Treaty of Boulogne.
[edit] References
- Mike Salter (1985). Discovering Scottish Castles. Shire Publications Ltd, 17–18. ISBN 0-85263-749-7.
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