On today’s show, I am joined by director and co-founder of The Reivers Road, Alastair Cunningham to discuss the relatively unknown history of border reiving that took place in the border region of Scotland from the 13th century through the early years of the 17th century.
We also talk about how landowners during those times had to “ride the marches” to ensure their lands had not been encroached upon, and how those riding traditions eventually led to the modern day common riding traditions that are seen during the summer months throughout the Scottish border region.
According to their website, The Reivers Road was created “to temp tourists [in Scotland] away from the most popular destinations” and into the border region of Scotland. To do this, Alastair drew on his 20 years of experience operating Scottish tours and created an app that can be downloaded to provide users a GPS-activated virtual tour guide along six pre-planned routes through the border region of Scotland.
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See you all again soon.
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Episode 9: Border Reivers and Common Ridings with Alastair Cunningham