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1200s–1600s raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border
Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border. They included both English and Scottish people, and they raided the entire border country
Border_reivers
Topics referred to by the same term
Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border between the 13th and 16th centuries. Border reivers may also refer to: Border Reivers (rugby
Border reivers (disambiguation)
Border_reivers_(disambiguation)
Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Galashiels
two. The Border Reivers side merged with Edinburgh Rugby to form a team to be known as Edinburgh Reivers, causing outrage with many Border rugby fans
Border_Reivers_(rugby_union)
96-mile long border in Great Britain
territory suffering from the repeated raids in each direction of the Border Reivers. Following the Treaty of Union 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707
Anglo-Scottish_border
Surname list
of clan organisation grew up in this area. This was the land of the Border Reivers. These clans had a legal system distinct from that of the majority of
Hodgson
Scottish motor racing team
Border Reivers was a motor racing team from Chirnside, Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. The team was named after the raiders along the Anglo-Scottish
Border_Reivers_(racing_team)
decided to professionalise The South District team as the Border Reivers. The Border Reivers were one of four professional sides set up by the SRU in 1996
Rugby union in the Scottish Borders
Rugby_union_in_the_Scottish_Borders
Region in Great Britain
its existence, the area was a lawless zone controlled by clans of "border reivers" which terrorised the surrounding areas. It became the last part of
Debatable_Lands
Former American football team based in the United Kingdom (2009–2013)
December 2010, The Reivers were associated as full members to the BAFA Community Leagues and for the first full season the Reivers were aligned to Division
Carlisle_Border_Reivers
Annual rugby union competition in Europe and South Africa
April 2007. "Edinburgh hit out at Borders loss". BBC Sport. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007. "Border Reivers 16–24 Ospreys". BBC Sport. 12 May
United_Rugby_Championship
British racing driver (1936–1968)
Clark had graduated to sports car racing in national competition with Border Reivers, racing the Jaguar D-Type and Porsche 356, where he attracted the attention
Jim_Clark
Family tree
Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, DeAule, Haw, Crispin, Collingwood, Fitzwilliam and others interested in Border Reiver history. Clan Hall Clan Hall Society
Clan_Hall
System of customary international law
129 Fraser, 1971, p. 128 In search of the border reivers: new historical map and guide featuring over 800 reiver sites (Map) (1998 ed.). Ordnance Survey
March law (Anglo-Scottish border)
March_law_(Anglo-Scottish_border)
Type of light open helmet
The Border Reivers, of the English-Scottish borderlands, were very fond of burgonets and the morion in Elizabethan times, and as a result reivers were
Burgonet
British author (1925–2008)
non-fiction work, The Steel Bonnets (1971), a history of the Border Reivers of the Anglo-Scottish Border. The film rights to Flashman were bought by Richard Lester
George_MacDonald_Fraser
Topics referred to by the same term
The Reivers is a 1962 book by William Faulkner. The Reivers can also refer to: The Reivers (band), an American band The Reivers (folkband), a Scottish
The_Reivers_(disambiguation)
Scottish landowner, border reiver and outlaw
Walter Scott of Harden (1550 – 1629) was a notorious border reiver along the Anglo-Scottish border in the 16th century. He was better known as Auld Wat
Walter_Scott_of_Harden
Council area of Scotland
raids which took place in the times of the Border Reivers. During this period, at the western end of the border there was a strip of country, called the
Scottish_Borders
Scottish traditional song
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border as Armstrong's Goodnight. According to Scott, it is said to have been written by one of the Border Reivers executed for the murder
The_Parting_Glass
Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Aberdeen & Perth
four existing teams. Edinburgh Rugby and the Border Reivers were merged to create the Edinburgh Reivers while the Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Rugby were
Caledonia_Reds
Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh
Rugby, the club was subsequently merged with Border Reivers to form a new team known as Edinburgh Reivers. For the 1999 and 2000 seasons the Scottish Rugby
Edinburgh_Rugby
City in Cumbria, England
These peoples were known as the Border Reivers and Carlisle was the major city within their territories. The Reivers became so much of a nuisance to the
Carlisle
Border Scottish clan
dictionary, published in 1825. Johnnie Armstrong Kinmont Willie Armstrong Border Reivers Bromley Armstrong Clan Armtrong Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 19
Clan_Armstrong
Scottish rugby union player & coach
Glasgow Warriors. As a player he represented London Scottish, Gala, Border Reivers and Melrose. He played club rugby for Gala RFC as a back-row forward
John_Dalziel
Scottish district rugby union team
Scotland, see Border Reivers. However, the Border Reivers were amalgamated with Edinburgh to form the Edinburgh Reivers, who later dropped Reivers and are now
South of Scotland District (rugby union)
South_of_Scotland_District_(rugby_union)
Topics referred to by the same term
cricketer Border Bulldogs, a South African rugby union team Border (cricket team), in South Africa Border Reivers (rugby union), or The Borders, a Scottish
Border_(disambiguation)
Governing body of rugby union in Scotland
four teams into two. Edinburgh merged with the Border Reivers to form a team to be known as Edinburgh Reivers. Glasgow merged with Caledonian to form a team
Scottish_Rugby_Union
Scottish border reiver and outlaw
other Tales of Mettle (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland / Mettle, November 2018). Border Reivers at Historic UK Ballad of Kinmont Willie Reivers History
Kinmont_Willie_Armstrong
Fortified house of the Anglo-Scottish border
of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border reivers. They are fortified farmhouses, characterised by
Bastle_house
Act of stealing cattle
full. Cattle-raiding by the Border reivers was a serious problem for many centuries on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border. In the American frontier
Cattle_raiding
Scottish journalist and writer (1949–2021)
(2020) A Dish of Spurs (2020) Burning the Water (2020) Shake Loose the Border (2021) "Robert Low". www.robert-low.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021. "Low
Robert_Low_(writer)
Type of dagger
Within Britain the bollock dagger was commonly carried, including by Border Reivers, as a backup for the lance and the sword. Many such weapons were found
Bollock_dagger
Supernatural hindrance, or incantation intended to bestow such a hindrance
Anglo-Scottish Border reivers and caused it to be read out in all churches in the border area. It comprehensively cursed the reivers and their families
Curse
English rugby union & league footballer
played in the 2000s. In rugby union, he played for Newcastle Falcons, Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Exeter Chiefs, and also played for the Scotland A team
Steve Jones (rugby, born 1983)
Steve_Jones_(rugby,_born_1983)
Market town in Northumberland, England
and 16th centuries the Coquet valley was a pillaging ground for bands of Reivers who attacked and burned the town with terrifying frequency. Hill farming
Rothbury
English landowner
Raid of Falkland and was present at Falkland, accused with the English border reiver Richie Graham of Brackenhill and his companions of sacking Falkland
Thomas_Musgrave_of_Bewcastle
Scottish clan
Clan Eliott is a Border Reiver Scottish clan. The origins of the Eliotts is surrounded in obscurity. The Eliotts suddenly appear as a distinct clan with
Clan_Eliott
Scotland international rugby union player
professional in 1996, he then played for the professional district Border Reivers. That side folded in 1998 and Hogg went on to play for Edinburgh. In
Carl_Hogg
Scotland international rugby union player
Scottish former rugby union player. He played as a tight-head prop for the Border Reivers, Edinburgh and London Irish. He won 40 caps for Scotland between 2009
Geoff_Cross
Scottish teams participated, as the Scottish Rugby Union scrapped the Border Reivers region at the end of the 2006–07 season. As in previous seasons, the
2007–08_Celtic_League
Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow
to become the professional sides Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh Rugby, Border Reivers and the Caledonia Reds. Glasgow Rugby was created in 1996 to compete
Glasgow_Warriors
English aristocratic and literary family
to the time of the Norman Conquest. In the Middle Ages they had been border reivers based in Redesdale. The main line had its family seat first at Mitford
Mitford_family
Border area between England and Scotland in the medieval and early modern eras
stresses; Weardale could be subject to the same predatory incursions of the Border reivers as the valleys of the Rede and Tyne. The Marches were first conceived
Scottish_Marches
Small medieval fortified keep or tower house
in response to the threat of attack from the English, Scots and the Border Reivers of both nationalities. In Scotland, a line of these towers was built
Peel_tower
English rugby union player
Scottish side Border Reivers (rugby). Kay played for Border Reivers in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. He made his starting debut for Border Reivers on 17 December
Will_Kay
Sports complex in Galashiels, Scotland
ground is the home of Gala RFC and was formerly used by the professional Border Reivers team. It hosted one match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup. It has also occasionally
Netherdale
Scotland international rugby union player & coach
Scotland national team, and played club rugby for Glasgow Warriors, Border Reivers and Saracens as a flanker. He retired from playing in 2017 to become
Kelly_Brown
British clandestine operation during WW2
Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders was notorious in the late Middle Ages for the activities of the raiders known as the Border Reivers. Operation Jedburgh represented
Operation_Jedburgh
English military post
1608 Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home (1608–) Scottish Borders Anglo-Scottish border Border Reivers Debatable Lands, land lying between England and Scotland
Lord_Warden_of_the_Marches
National park in Northumberland, England
to Pele towers, constructed as a defence against invading Scots and Border Reivers. The Park's official symbol is the curlew. The Northumberland National
Northumberland_National_Park
New Zealand rugby union player
five years living in Scotland while his father Semo Sititi played for Border Reivers and Newcastle Falcons. He was named Wallace after the Scottish knight
Wallace_Sititi
17th-century colonisation of northern Ireland
from the unstable regions along the border with England. The plan was that moving Borderers (see Border Reivers) to Ireland (particularly to County Fermanagh)
Plantation_of_Ulster
Scottish villain and a ballad about him
thefte." The Ballad of Johnnie Armstrong, one of many Border ballads dealing with the reivers, relates that the king sends him a letter, requesting his
Johnnie_Armstrong
1971 book by George MacDonald Fraser
Scottish Border Reivers (London: Barrie & Jenkins) is a 1971 historical non-fiction book by George MacDonald Fraser about the Border Reivers. Fraser researched
The_Steel_Bonnets
Popular team sport
SRU then reformed a Borders team, initially known as Border Reivers, then renamed The Borders, before reverting to Border Reivers again. At the time of
Rugby_union_in_Scotland
Semi-ruined castle in Scotland
been injured by John Elliot of Park. He had captured Elliot with other border reivers, and brought him to the Hermitage. Elliot tried to escape and Bothwell
Hermitage_Castle
Border clan
Clan Johnstone is a Border Reiver Scottish clan. The Clan Johnstone were once one of the most powerful of the Border Reiver Scottish clans. They originally
Clan_Johnstone
Scottish ballad
describes a sixteenth-century armed raid by English border reivers across the Anglo-Scottish border, met and defeated by Scottish borderers led by Jock
Lock_the_Door,_Lariston
Scotland international rugby union player (born 1977)
played club rugby for Leeds Tykes (now Leeds Carnegie), the defunct Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Sale Sharks, and at international level for Scotland
Gavin_Kerr
16th century polearm from the Scottish Borders
sixteenth century in the borders proved the weapon to be too light to be effective against the heavy cavalry of the Border Reivers and attacks from the English
Jedwart_stave
1956 sports racing car
to customers for use in various series. Notable privateers included Border Reivers, Ian Baille, David Hamm, and Essex Racing Stable. DBR1/3 finished 3rd
Aston_Martin_DBR1
Scotland international rugby union player & coach
1996, Hay signed a professional SRU contract. He then played for the Border Reivers. Hay was capped by Scotland 'B' on 18 February 1989 to play against
Jim_Hay_(rugby_union)
Roman fort in Northumberland, England
Northumberland & Newcastle upon Tyne pp 96–103 Hickey, Julia. "Carlisle and the Border Reivers". TimeTravel-Britain.com. Retrieved 8 February 2006. Gibson papers,
Housesteads_Roman_Fort
Scottish rugby union player & coach
Development, Dixon was made Assistant Coach at Border Reivers in 2006. However, financial troubles caused the Borders club to fold in 2007. Dixon held the SRU's
Richie_Dixon
Person declared as outside the protection of the law
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Outlaw
Rugby stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland
Women's Rugby Union Teams Professional Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors Defunct Border Reivers Caledonia Reds See also History League System Scotland international
Murrayfield_Stadium
Scotland international rugby union player
years at the Saints, Moir moved to Scotland's newly formed pro team Border Reivers in 2002. His first year there was ruined by injuries, and with the SRU
Craig_Moir
Wars and battles between England and Scotland
English armies and some families of English and nominally Scottish Border Reivers repeatedly forayed and looted in southwest Scotland, to maintain pressure
Anglo-Scottish_Wars
17th-century brigands on the England-Scotland border
English Commonwealth, until after the Restoration. Much like the earlier border reivers who had operated in the lawless region during the 16th century and were
Moss-trooper
History of the English county
1–361. Bain (1894). In search of the border reivers : new historical map and guide featuring over 800 reiver sites (Map) (1998 ed.). Ordnance Survey
History_of_Cumbria
Type of light cavalry or mounted infantry that originated in Medieval Ireland
during the 1338 campaign in Flanders was valued at 20 marks (£13.6s.8d.) Border Reivers Irish hobby Horses in the Middle Ages Horses in warfare Connemara pony
Hobelar
History of English county
Harbottle Border Reivers Peel tower After uniting the English and Scottish thrones, James VI and I sharply curbed the lawlessness of the border reivers and
History_of_Northumberland
1690 battle of the Williamite War in Ireland
"Enniskilliners" were mostly the descendants of Anglo-Scottish border reivers; large numbers of these reivers had settled around Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.
Battle_of_the_Boyne
Scotland international rugby union player & coach
Position Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) -1996 Kelso 1996- Border Reivers – Kelso International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–1998 Scotland
Adam_Roxburgh
Castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Scottish Borders. The Castle is caput of the Barony of Cessford, and the principal stronghold of the Kerr family, notorious Border Reivers, many of whom
Cessford_Castle
Market town in Northumberland, England
Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire. See centre points of the United Kingdom. A Border reivers' Peel Tower, circa 15th century, is now part of the Centre of Britain
Haltwhistle
Scottish rugby union player (1970–2022)
professional rugby. Weir and Armstrong finished their playing career at the Border Reivers in May 2004. He had one solitary cap for Scotland B against Ireland
Doddie_Weir
American football team based in the United Kingdom
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London_Warriors
Scotland international rugby union player
Manly in 1992. He later joined Stewart's Melville. He played for Border Reivers - and then Edinburgh Rugby where he was captain from 2000 to 2002. Shiel's
Graham_Shiel
Scottish rugby union player
at the end of that season. He played for Borders U16 and Borders U18 grades. He was with the Border Reivers shortly before the club folded in 2007. He
Graham Hogg (rugby union, born 1987)
Graham_Hogg_(rugby_union,_born_1987)
Rugby competition
2006 "Ulster maintain title push", Pro12 Rugby, 5 May 2006 "Ulster smash Reivers and go top", Pro12 Rugby, 12 May 2006 "Ulster denied glory at Stradey Park"
2005–06_Celtic_League
Irish rugby union player
played lock professionally for Edinburgh, Ulster, RC Narbonne and the Border Reivers. He attended The Royal School, Armagh, and after leaving school attended
Mark_Blair_(rugby_union)
Scottish ballad
which took place in 1596. William Armstrong of Kinmont, a notorious Border reiver, was seized by the English authorities on a day of truce, in breach
Kinmont_Willie
via Highland Scots. Blackmail A form of extortion carried out by the Border Reivers, borrowed into English with less violent connotations. blatant Bonspiel
List of English words of Scots origin
List_of_English_words_of_Scots_origin
Richie Graham of Brackenhill (1555–1606) was a prominent Reiver active in late sixteenth century Great Britain. Richie was the son of Mathew Graham Cumberland
Richie_Graham
English Romantic poet (1770–1850)
when Englishmen in the North Country came into conflict with Scottish border reivers. He attempted to get the play staged in November 1797. However, it was
William_Wordsworth
Scotland international rugby union player
international rugby player and captain. Grimes' previous clubs include Padova, Border Reivers, Newcastle Falcons, Caledonia Reds, Glasgow Warriors, Watsonians and
Stuart_Grimes
Scottish rugby union player
career Position Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–04 Border Reivers 1 (5) 2007–12 Edinburgh 42 (40) International career Years Team Apps
Andrew_Turnbull_(rugby_union)
Rugby union tournament
Midlands, South, Glasgow and Edinburgh were to become Caledonia Reds, Border Reivers, Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby with professionalism. These teams
1872_Cup
Rugby player
a former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and the Border Reivers in the Pro12. He played in the position of hooker. Simon Gunn played
Simon_Gunn_(rugby_union)
New Zealand rugby union player (born 1975)
blindside flanker during his time at the Hurricanes in the Super 12. He joined Borders in 2002 and played at the Scottish club for two seasons, then left in 2005
Campbell_Feather
Building in England, UK
the 16th century. In times of trouble from border reivers, which were common on the English-Scottish border, farmers could hide behind its thick walls
Black_Middens_Bastle_House
Scottish clan
the Scottish Borders. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the prominent border reiver clans along the present-day Anglo-Scottish border and played an
Clan_Kerr
Lowland Scottish clan
clan. One branch of the clan were border reivers who made a living by rustling cattle along the Anglo-Scottish border. Another branch were a landed family
Clan_Heron
Kinship group among the Scottish people
including the Maxwells, Johnstones, Carruthers, Turnbulls, and other famous Border Reivers' names. Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, the Lord Advocate, writing
Scottish_clan
Welsh rugby union player (born 1985)
appearances as a replacement, Jones made his first Ospreys start against Border Reivers later that month. After a disappointing first season in which Ospreys
Alun_Wyn_Jones
Long-distance path in southern Scotland
and Reivers Route is a long-distance path in southern Scotland, linking the Forest of Ae in Dumfries and Galloway with Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The
Romans_and_Reivers_Route
28th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
taking 7 of the top 8 places, with only the Aston Martin of the Scottish Border Reivers team in 3rd breaking the sequence. Belgian Olivier Gendebien got his
1960_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
New Zealand rugby union player
Banbridge RFC in the late 1990s. He also played for Scottish side The Borders. He is the brother of former All Black Andrew Hore. Highlanders player
Charlie_Hore
Topics referred to by the same term
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