The history of the Border Reivers is rooted in the places where people lived, rode and defended themselves. Castles, fortified buildings, disputed ground and battle sites still help explain life in the Anglo-Scottish Marches.
Castles and defended places
- Hermitage Castle — a formidable stronghold in Liddesdale, with a history and legends of its own.
- Vicars Peel, Corbridge — a place note that also explores the position of churches and clergy in the Border country.
Disputed ground and conflict
- Scots Dyke and the Debatable Land — land whose disputed status made it a focus of border trouble.
- Solway Moss — the events around the battle of 1542 and the wider Anglo-Scottish conflict.
See the borderlands
Browse the photo history collection for more historic sites and landscapes. Each article provides a starting point for exploring the people and events connected with these places.