One of the big draws for us, when asked to perform at this event, was the chance to work with the castle as backdrop. Just look at its location, as it sits squat in this brooding landscape. Then there was the chance to walk in the footsteps of the people in history who had lived in and visited here. How could we say no?

Hermitage Castle will have its own article in the “habitation” section within The Reivers, when I get round to it.