Repent, repent

The countryside surrounding the Scottish/Anglo border is littered with legacies of those violent centuries when land and property ownership was hotly disputed by Border Reiving families. Standing on Trailtrow Hill, the Repentance Tower formed a watchtower for nearby Hoddom Castle. The tower is known as such because Sir John Maxwell, who had made allegiances to the English, was bribed to support the Scots in exchange for the hand of Agnes Herries and the title, “Lord Herries”. But as his actions cost the lives of several of his loyal supporters, Maxwell allegedly built the tower as a sign of his remorse