The excommunication of the Border Reivers made by the Bishop of Glasgow in 1525 The Border Reivers inhabited the regions of the border between Scotland and England. They suffered from regular incursions by the army…
Clothing of a Reiver Farmer A Reiver explains the various items of clothing worn in the 16th century The actor is representing an English gentleman farmer in the north of England, Northumbria, in the late…
Thieves Road, Roxburghshire The Thieves Road, from Teviotdale to Liddesdale, Roxburghshire, Photograph taken, looking North, from NT473046 The “Thieves Road” is an old track from Teviotdale into Liddesdale by way of Swire Knowe. It can…
Reiver farmer explaining his family could be farmer, Warden and Reiver It was not unknown for officials to undertake raids either for their own profit or to continue a feud. Even during the period known…
Walter Scott of Harden Walter Scott of Harden or “Auld Wat” of Harden, a celebrated Reiver “Auld Wat” of Harden was a notorious Reiver in his day. He famously remarked, as he passed a haystack…
Wardens Meeting Place At Wark Castle Wardens Meeting Place and Ford over the River Tweed below Wark Castle in Northumberland The remains of Wark Castle overlook the River Tweed and one of the main fording…
Wardens were appointed by the respective sovereigns of England and Scotland to govern the affairs of the Marches of the Border. The frontier was divided into three Marches on each side of the Border, each…
Tomb And Effigy Of Sir Richard Lowther Tomb with effigy of Sir Richard Lowther, Lord Warden of the Marches in Lowther Church, Cumbria The inscription above Sir Richard Lowther's tomb runs thus; “Sr.Rich:Lowther Knig.Succeeded Hen:…
Thomas, Lord Dacre's Tomb At Lanercost Priory Tomb of Thomas, Lord Dacre (1467-1525) at Lanercost Priory The tomb of Thomas Lord Dacre, of Flodden fame, who died in 1525 stands in the Chapel of St.…
Edward I Monument Solway - Firth Fording Places Solway Firth Fords; Edward I Monument and sites of former Solway crossings King Edward I, “The Hammer of the Scots”, died on the Solway in 1307 while…
Sir Richard Salkeld, Captain Of Carlisle Effigy from the Tomb of Sir Richard Salkeld, Captain of Carlisle d.1500 The effigy of Sir Richard Salkeld of Corby Castle, who died in 1500 and his wife Jane…
Sir Humphry Dacre Tomb At Lanercost Priory Tomb of Sir Humphry Dacre, Lord Warden of the West March d.1485 The tomb of Sir Humphry Dacre, Lord Warden of the English West March who died in…
Muckle-Mou'd Meg Sculpture Muckle-Mou'd Meg Sculpture, Thornylee Picnic Site,Tweeddale The sculpture was carved from a single piece of local elm provided by the Forestry Commission by Rob Taylor, a local sculptor based in Ancrum in…
Laird of Mangerton’s Millholm Cross Millholm Cross, Liddesdale, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders The Millholm Cross stands in Liddesdale across the river and opposite Mangerton Tower, the stronghold of the Armstrong chiefs. It was erected about…
