The destroyed royal burgh of Roxburgh (or Rosbroch) was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it'd at least as much importance as Edinburgh, Stirling, or Berwick-upon-Tweed, for a time acting as de facto capital (as royal residence of David I). History Its significance lay in its position in the centre of some of Lowland Scotland's most agriculturally fertile areas, and its position upon the River Tweed, which allowed river transport of goods v… (More on Roxburgh)