Lauder

Thirlestane Castle, at Lauder, in the Border hills, is one of the oldest castles in Scotland.ltwas originally a thirteenth- century defensive fort and was rebuilt by the Maitland family in the sixteenth century.At the time of the Civil War they supported King Charles I and the second Earl of Lauderdale was imprisoned for nine years in the Tower of London as a result. On the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, he became Secretary of State for Scotland and effec tively ruled Scotland as a member of King Charles Il Cabal Cabinet (the’l’of’cabal’ stood for Lauderdale). His ghost is said to haunt the castle and grounds. Recently it has also been claimed that there is a haunted corridor in the castle. It is said that people who walk down it never return.

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