Long ago, a lord named William de Soules ruled #Liddesdale from #Hermitage Castle. It is said that he practised sorcery, stealing his tenant's children to use in sacrificial rituals. Finally, his aggrieved tenants wrapped him in lead & boiled him alive at nearby #Ninestane Rig.
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Salmon have been making the journey along the River #Tweed to their breeding grounds for thousands of years: evidence of fishing at the #Trimontium Fort site was found in the form of a bronze fish hook (pictured with a modern one).

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River Tweed
Bronze fish-hook, Trimontium.

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