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1. Where did Mary Queen of Scots ride out to visit Lord Bothwell on his sickbed?
2. Which castle, according to legend, was named for the Turnbulls' notable characteristic?
3. At which castle were the beacons lit for a French invasion that never happened in 1804?
4. Which castle is the home to the Duke of Roxburghe?
5. Which castle, near Peebles, put up a strong defence against Cromwell's forces in 1650?
6. Which castle, near Lauder, is the seat of the Earls of Lauderdale?
7. What speedy castle, on a cliff top site, was inspiration for Sir Walter Scott's "The Bride of Lammermoor"?
8. Which castle was the scene of a bloody massacre of 300 women and children in 1645?
9. Which home of Scottish kings was an English thorn in the Scottish flesh for a hundred years until it was destroyed in 1460?
10. Okay, not technically a castle, but which Borders home locked its gates behind Prince Charlie in 1745 and will not open them until a Stuart is back on the throne?
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