From the 14th to the 17th Century, the western end of the border between Scotland and England was a turbulent and lawless place. In these 'Debatable Lands' to the north of Carlisle, the line of the border was not clearly defined. Many lives were lost as local families, like the Armstrongs, Elliots and Grahams, fought to uphold their honour and to expand their property and possessions in this remote land.
The border 'Reivers' (an old name for robber or bandit) carried out raids in which their victims lost their cattle, and sometimes their lives.
People from the borders of England and Scotland who carried out raids in which their victims lost their cattle, and sometimes their lives. Information from the Tullie House Museum in Carlisle. www.reivers.com
The history, heritage, and culture of the border reivers of the Anglo-Scottish Border are explored by this society of historians. hometown.aol.com/lariatlil/Page1.html
A society dedicated to friendship and unity among Armstrongs and associated families, to provide for the preservation of Armstrong artifacts unique to the family, to maintain a library, and to serve as a genealogical and historical record. www.armstrong.org
Comprehensive guide to the Reivers, their names, castles, battlefields and the Reiver related tourist attractions along the Northumberland / Scotland border. From Northumberland County Council. www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/reivers.html
Holiday Lakeland offer an extensive number of fully supported cycle rides, with bed and breakfast accommodation in hotels and good quality guest houses. One of the rides is the Reivers Route, 187 miles largely on minor roads and purpose built tracks, visi www.holiday-lakeland.co.uk/reivers
Photographic tour of the border reivers homelands, Lanercost, Bewcastle, Hermitage, Stapleton, and Newcastleton. Maps links and Routledge genealogy, From Sean J. Ruttledge. www.geocities.com/MadisonAvenue/3333/apresent.htm
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