symmetrical seven bay front, which faced east and a three windowed semi-circle at the centre. The building was remodelled in the Scottish Baronial style in 1885-7 by Kinnear and Peddie, reducing the semi-circular centre to two storeys, adding attics to the tower and north wing, and constructing a new north-west wing. However this new wing and part of the north wing were demolished in 1953. The roof was removed in 1953, but the tower (including the 13th century remains) and a substantial part of Cavers House still remains, up to its eaves. Parish Churches The old church of Cavers (dedicated to St. Cuthbert), which dates from 12th century, was rebuilt in 1662, although parts of the east gable, north wall and north-west corner survived from the original building. The church stands within the grounds of Cavers House. This church building was superseded by a modern church in 1822, although the old church was used as a parochial hall into the 20th century. Kirkton Church, built in 1841, is a simple but well-proportioned church standing on an elevated site near the north-eastern boundary of the old parish of Kirkton. It is a conspicuous feature in the landscape. It replaced an older church of unknown date which had become dilapidated. Currently, the Church of Scotland parish comprises Cavers and Kirkton linked with Hawick. Denholm Denholm was and is the only village in the civil parish of Cavers and is situated in the north-east corner of the parish. History of the parish The parish of Cavers corresponded exactly or closely to the barony of the same name. A barony in later medieval Scotland was a common franchise, increasingly defined as an estate to which specific ‘baronial’ powers attached. In general the barons had essentially the same criminal and civil jurisdiction within their barony as the sheriffs had within the sheriffdom. This Barony together with the lands of Cavers, and also the hereditary sheriffship of Roxburghshire, were possessed by the family of Douglas until the abolition of heritable jurisdictions in the 18th century. In 1325 Robert I bestowed on the Sir James Douglas many lands, including the barony of Cavers, and erected the whole into a regality. The charter, by which the king made the grant is called the " Emerald Charter." Originally the parish of Cavers was very irregular in shape, being almost cut in two by the parish of Kirkton The parish