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The Wardens of the Marches
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The relationship between Scotland and England wasn't always as amicable as it is today. From the late 13th century to the 16th century, Scotland and England were constantly at war with each other. Thi...
Topics: Bell, Border Reivers, Dixon, Hume, Irvine, Johnstone, Kerr, Marches, Scott, Scottish Borders, Trotter, Turnbull
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The Fyrish Monument
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On a hill overlooking the Cromarty Firth is a striking, most un-highland monument. It is a replica of the gates of Negapatam, a port in Madras (now Chennai) in South East India. Negapatam was origin...
Topics: Anderson, Fyrish Monument, Johnstone, Keith, Munro, Primrose
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The Gordons at Otterburn
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On the 5th of August, 1388, the Battle of Otterburn took place. This was a skirmish between Scotland's James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, and England's Henry "Hotspur" Percy, the son of the Earl of Northum...
Topics: 1388, Battle of Otterburn, Douglas, Gordon, Graham, Henry "Hotspur" Percy, Johnstone, Lindsay, Montgomery