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	Cessford Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Cessford Castle lies on the route of St Cuthbert's Way one of three nationally recognised long distant footpaths which cross the Border Region.
		Cessford Castle is one of the most important historic and architectural monuments in the Scottish Borders and as such is worthy of a major scheme of conservation and stabilisation.
		Cessford Castle is one of only a small number of buildings from the period, which escaped entire destruction, and this probably is testament to its strong, defensible design.
	www.tweedforum.com /projects/heritage/built/cessfordcastle (351 words)

	From Yetholm To Wooler
		Yetholm the centre of Gipsydom - An anecdote of the gipsies - Watchers and Setters of the Ford - Kirknewton : its Church.
		Grey, the towne of Twisell belonging to the heirs of Heron of Foorde, the tower of Houtel belonging to one Burrett, the tower of Shoreswood belonging to the colledge of Durham, the tower of Barmor belonging to Edwarde Muschaunce, the tower of Duddo belonging to Robert Clavering.
		The chief object of interest is the castle built in 1584 by Sir Thomas Grey of Chillingham, in whose family it still remains.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles32n/northumbria-9.shtml (2373 words)

	Castles
		Ferniehirst Castle consists of an extended and altered towerhouse, which incorporates the cellars from the 16th century castle, with larger wings and extentions.
		Cessford Castle Near Morebattle Borders Region The ruins of Cessford, a once massive castle between Kelso and Jedburgh, presents a sharp contrast to the gentle farmland surrounding it.
		The castle was stronghold of the Kers, ancestors of the Duke of Roxburgh and an influential Border family.
	carr-genealogy.com /castle.html (2668 words)

	Cessford Castle, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Built about 1450 for Andrew Ker, the ruins of this castle remind one of the turbulent times during the 16th century when the Border area was the scene of continuing warfare between the Scots and the English, and, in times of cross-border peace, between the various families along the border.
		Ker of Cessford and Ker of Ferniehurst were always to the fore.
		Cessford Castle is still in the ownership of the Ker family with the Duke of Roxburghe, who lives at Floors Castle, Kelso the present owner.
	www.discovertheborders.co.uk /places/204.html (186 words)

	There are several Kerr badges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1451 Andrew Kerr of Cessford received a charter to the barony of Old Roxburgh, and in 1457 he was appointed warden of the marches.
		The family were confirmed in the barony and castle of Cessford by a charter of 1493.
		The Kerrs of Cessford and Ferniehurst were amongst the great "riding clans" of the Scottish Borders, being second only to the Scott family in the Middle March in the 14th century.
	www.netserv.net.au /emeaco/FamilyHistory/Kerrs.htm (1726 words)

	FERNIEHIRST CASTLE
		While Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst was the younger brother of Walter Ker of Cessford, he inherited the land, on which he built the castle, through his marriage to Margaret Ker of Kersheugh and Ferniehirst.
		The Duke of Roxburghe, heir to the Cessford Kers, is descended from the younger daughter and bears the double-barrelled surname of Innes-Ker, The first Ker to own the former lands of Kelso Abbey was Robert Ker of Cessford who was strongly attached to King James VI and was knighted by him.
		In 1523 his castle, Ferniehirst, was taken by a large English force under the Earl of Surrey (the victor of Flodden) and Lord Dacre; but several hundred of Dacre's horses were stampeded at night by the Kerr women.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/scotland/esnews/es1201e.asp (4649 words)

	Clan Kerr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Those descended from Ralph becomes the Kerrs of Ferniehurst Castle, while those of John became the Kers of Cessford Castle.
		In 1451 Andrew Ker of Cessford got the Barony of Old Roxburgh.
		The two family's rivalry ended in 1631 due to the marriage of William Kerr of Ferniehurst and Anne Ker of Cessford.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clan_Kerr (211 words)

	Clan KERR
		The castle was recaptured in 1549 and the English who had repeatedly raped the Kerr women, rather than being killed, were captured and horribly tortured.
		The feud was resolved on the political level by the Union of the Crown and by the marraige of Anne Kerr of Cessford to William Kerr of Ferniehurst.
		The family division was apparent in the appointment of Sir Andrew of Ferniehurst as Warden of the Middle March in 1502, prior to James IV's death at Flodden, and of Sir Andrew Kerr of Cessford, a supporter of the English faction of Margaret Tudor and the Douglases, to the same office in 1515.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/kerr2.html (644 words)

	St Cuthberts Way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Cessford Castle is a massive 15th century fortified tower, which had a wild history during the border struggles.
		The Castle is privately owned but can be viewed from the edge of the field where there are interpretation boards.
		Cessford has a terrace of estate cottages and an impressive tithe barn.
	st-cuthberts-way.co.uk /place.php3?place=Cessford&p=7&... (224 words)

	English Border Towns - Kelso, Roxburgh, Teviot, Kale, And Oxnam
		Henry VIII chivalrously destroyed this part of the Border from the cottage to the castles of the Kers and the pleasant holy places of the Church, during the childhood of his kinswoman, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.
		Her castle was one of four great Scottish strongholds—Edinburgh, Stirling, Berwick, Roxburgh—and it mattered little whether it were temporarily held by England or by Scotland, on the inhabitants of the town fell the brunt of those horrors.
		The later Ormistouns had " particularly deadly feud " with the Kers of Cessford ; the Kers annexed their lands, and the last Ormistoun was a public hangman ; the ancestral Orm was a flourishing and pious gentleman of the twelfth century, a benefactor of the early monks of Melrose.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles32n/english-border-towns-3.shtml (3891 words)

	Morebattle to Jedfoot Bridge
		At Cessford, with its dilapidated castle and its artificial-looking river valley, we join a series of farm vehicle tracks, field paths and farm driveways as far as Crailinghall.
		Cessford gives every appearance of being a row of railway cottages, and the road crosses a valley that has every appearance of being an abandoned railway cutting.
		Cessford Moor is moderately hilly, an area of undulating pastureland rising to a height of around 500ft and giving good views of the receding Cheviot ridge behind.
	www.jbutler.org.uk /e2e/ssw/w2/index.shtml (2344 words)

	Castles from Rampant Scotland Directory
		A vast collection of photos of castles, mansions, towers, standing stones, churches, abbeys in the UK, including many which are not often seen on the Web, in some cases because they are particularly ruinous.
		The aim is to improve public awareness of Scotland's castles as a valuable inheritance and encourage the responsible ownership, conservation and restoration of ruined structures at risk.
		There is documentary evidence on the castle from the thirteenth century to the 1920s, archaeological features, detailed description of the castle's architecture and the castle's early history to the present day including a chronology of events.
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles.htm (1875 words)

	Poets' Corner - Sir Walter Scott - The Lay of the Last Minstrel
		Branksome Castle was continually exposed to the attacks of the English, both from its situation and the restless military disposition of its inhabitants, who were seldom on good terms with their neighbours.
		Cessford Castle, now in ruins, the ancient baronial residence of the family, is situated near the village of Morebattle, within two or three miles of the Cheviot Hills.
		The Duke of Roxburgh represents Ker of Cessford.
	www.theotherpages.org /poems/notes.html (4103 words)

	History
		The castle was attacked in 1519, 1523 then restored before further attacks at the time of the "Rough Wooing" by the Earl of Hertford in 1543 & 1545.
		The castle although a ruin remains in the ownership of the present Duke of Roxburghe.
		The castle also fell into decline but restoration took place in 1902 under the guidance of Sir Edwin Lutyens.
	www.stcuthbertsway.fsnet.co.uk /history.html (1111 words)

	The Walk - Day 2
		Where the new route joins the original Way on Cessford Moor (point "10") turn left and descend along the clearly defined track into Cessford enjoying the views over Cessford Castle to the Cheviots.
		Cessford Castle there was a Loch or Lake close by that run from Morebattle to Eckford.
		The castle built around 1450, is now a ruin but was the home of the Kers, the direct ancestors of the Duke of Roxburghe.
	www.stcuthbertsway.fsnet.co.uk /day2.html (1256 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Kerr : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The influence of the Kerrs grew steadily throughout the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and by the time of the fall of the Douglases in the mid fifteenth century, the Kerrs had become Crown vassals with considerable influence.
		To add to the plethora of honours showered on the family, Sir William Kerr, son of the Earl of Ancram, was granted a new earldom of Lothian in 1631.
		The twelfth and present Marquess of Lothian lives at Ferniehurst Castle, although the principal seat of the family is the great mansion house of Monteviot.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Kerr_60/default.php (948 words)

	2 St. Cuthbert's Way
		Cessford is little more than a single terrace of cottages, and as unattractive as the name.
		Its one distinction is the 14th Century castle, home of the Kers - a clan of Border Reivers.
		The castle can be viewed from the road, but closer look is discouraged as parts of the masonry are dangerous.
	www.walk.eaglebase.co.uk /2%20St_cuthberts_way.htm (2116 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		About a quarter of a mile from the castle, by the Cessford Burn, is a large artificial cave known as Hobbie Ker's Cave.
		This castle must be visited as it has played such an outstanding part in Border history, being the ancient stronghold of the Kerrs, one of the foremost Border families, the ancestors of the present Duke of Roxburgh whose home is now at Floors Castle, near Kelso.
		The castle stands on the banks of the Cessford burn overlooking the slope leading down to the Kale.
	www.borderreivers.co.uk /Border%20Castles/S%20cessford%202.htm (244 words)

	Kelso Strongholds Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Probably 14th century, Cessford Castle was one of the most important castles guarding the southern approaches against English attack.
		Returning home, the master of the castle saw from a distance that his castle was under severe pressure and came to terms with the English commander that the castle would be delivered to the enemy in return for the lives and property of the defenders.
		The valiant defenders were require to experience the humiliation of evacuating their castle when success had been so near.
	www.borderreivers.co.uk /Border%20Castles/S%20cessford1.htm (156 words)

	Dorothy Dunnett - places to visit in Scotland - South, East, and Borders
		The Earl of Bothwell took Mary there after he abducted her and after she relinquished the crown the castle was again ordered to be destroyed.
		The heart of Robert the Bruce, which was taken to the crusades, is buried in the abbey grounds and was recently unearthed and then reinterred during work in the grounds.
		After their conflicts with James II the castle eventually passed to the Maxwells - the family that Agnes Herries married into - in 1526.
	www.dorothydunnett.co.uk /duvisitsborders.htm (1538 words)

	TOURING INFO
		The castle was acquired by Lord Lothian and restored in the 1980d; it is now a showplace of Kerr and Borders history.
		The prime Kerr attraction there is magnificent FLOORS CASTLE, residence of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh of the Innes Kers.
		Several miles to the west of Kelso are the foundation remains of ROXBURGH CASTLE which was the residence of King David I in the early years when the Scottish monarch also ruled Northumberland.
	carr-genealogy.com /homeland.html (1080 words)

	Four Abbeys Cycle Route
		Roxburgh is now a tiny village but in time gone by it was a town; a Royal Burgh which was destroyed along with the castle in 1461.
		Cessford Castle, once occupied by the Ker Clan, is another ruin, a remnant of a time when border feuding was a way of life.
		Jedburgh has a lot of other attractions too, Castle Jail, Mary Queen of Scots House, more tea rooms in the main street.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/fourabbeys (573 words)

	Genealogy - pafg2487 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Margaret Evioth was born in 1302 in Busey, Scotland.
		William Kerr Laird of Cessford [Parents] was born in 1545 in Scotland.
		Margaret Mary Kerr [Parents] was born on 18 Mar 1567/1568 in Cessford Castle, Newton St. Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~elessar5/pafg2487.htm (417 words)

	Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Margaret May Harvey
		, born in of Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland; died 09 Nov 1464 in Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland.
		Oct 1457 in Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland; married (1) Alice Plantagenet; married (2) Joan Stapleton Abt.
		The Earl of Argyle said that he was willing to sign the Test Act, the terms of which were contradictory, although he did not understand it and was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle for his cheek and sentenced to death.
	familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/m/y/e/Ron-C-Myers/GENE30-0299.html (1176 words)

	Hike St Cuthbert's Way
		The next night of the tour is spent back on the mainland, at the village of Bamburgh, overlooked by its vast and well-preserved castle on the edge of the North Sea.
		Weather permitting, it may be possible to make a boat trip from Lindisfarne or Bamburgh to the Farne Islands, a group of rocky islets which are now a National Nature Reserve with the largest breeding population of the Atlantic Grey Seal and a major nesting site for a wide range of sea birds.
		We pass the tower of Cessford Castle, which was built in the 15C by the Ker clan and abandoned in the 17thC.
	www.foruminternational.com /dev/hcuthbert.shtml (1090 words)

	Cessford Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Cessford Castle by Capt. Douglas Young of the Clan Young (Bowmont Valley origins) I have many records of Youngs "of" Cessford around 1630-50.
		I know the Kerrs continued to own Cessford but was it resided in after they chief branch of the Kerrs left?
		I have also read that the heiress of the Cessford Kerrs married the heir of the Ferniehurst Kerrs.
	www.irishclans.com /cgi-bin/net.Thread.pl/message/4/1/71/9/7?user=&email=&depth=4&detail=description&lastread=7 (132 words)

	The Borderers Episode Guide - The Borderers Season Episodes - TV.com
		Gavin can be saved if he signs a bond making him Cessford's man. But Gavin would rather lose his life than his independence, and as things are he might have to.
		Cessford has to try her, little knowing how hard it is to make the charge of witchcraft stick.
		Cessford arrests them, and by doing so brings down the wrath of the Lord Lieutenant, the Earl of Moray.
	www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/EpisodeGuideSummary/showid-25382/season-2 (1137 words)

	St Cuthberts Way - self guided walking holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After following the banks of the River Tweed past the picturesque ruin of Dryburgh Abbey and the village of St Boswells the trail leaves the river and follows the old Roman ‘road' of Dere Street to cross the River Teviot near Jedburgh, an attractive borders town with another magnificent abbey.
		Passing Cessford Castle, an imposing fortified tower built by an infamous border reiver, the trail continues to Kirk Yetholm sitting snugly at the foot of the Cheviot Hills.
		After visiting a cave on a ridge overlooking the coast, where the saint's body was hidden when the monks of Lindisfarne fled to escape the Vikings, the trail descends to cross the tidal causeway onto the beautiful Holy Island of Lindisfarne with its ruined abbey and spectacular castle.
	www.contours.co.uk /st-cuthberts-way-scotland (368 words)

	Harestanes to Morebattle, St. Cuthbert's Way, Scottish Walks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As the road rises and falls in its determination to keep in a straight line, pleasant vistas open up before your eyes, with views, on a fine day, forward, of the Cheviots and, backwards, of Penielheugh and the Eildons.
		Your path now leads you past Cessford Castle, the imposing remains of what was once a formidable home of the Kers of Cessford, Wardens of the Middle March.
		Although money has been made available to stabilise the ruins, at the present time, they are very unsafe and must not be approached.
	www.scottish-walks.co.uk /cuthbert/stage-three.html (292 words)

	Walkingworld
		The middle part of the journey, from Cessford castle to Wooler, benefits from the constant backdrop of the Cheviot hills.
		Situated near the village of Morebattle, and within a few miles of the Cheviot hills, is Cessford castle, the ancient baronial residence of the Kers, one of the 15th and 16th centuries’ warring families from the Borders.
		Hill-forts, castles and Georgian towns record the stories of the people who have lived, fought and worked along the Welsh border.
	www.walkingworld.com /home/index.asp?id=38&nid=245 (1262 words)

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