Reiver History Menu

<body background="../images/back.jpg"> <h2 align="center"><img src="../images/revittle.gif" alt="revtitle.gif (22626 bytes)" WIDTH="510" HEIGHT="91"></h2> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6"> <tr> <td><img src="../images/house.jpg" alt="house.jpg (28882 bytes)" style="border-left: 4px ridge rgb(192,192,192); border-right: 4px ridge rgb(128,128,128); border-top: 4px ridge rgb(192,192,192); border-bottom: 4px ridge rgb(128,128,128)" WIDTH="256" HEIGHT="378"></td> <td><img src="../images/f.gif" alt="F.gif (706 bytes)" align="bottom" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="22">rom 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. <p><img src="../images/t.gif" alt="T.gif (1079 bytes)" align="bottom" WIDTH="17" HEIGHT="21">he border 'Reivers' (an old name for robber or bandit) carried out raids in which their victims lost their cattle, and sometimes their lives. Carlisle was frequently attacked. Many of the places listed below contain a <a href="pele.htm">pele tower</a>.</p> <p><img src="../images/t.gif" alt="T.gif (1079 bytes)" align="bottom" WIDTH="17" HEIGHT="21">hese were small stone buildings with walls from 3 to 10 feet thick, square or oblong in shape, which were designed to withstand short sieges. </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center><table border="0"> <tr> <td width="25%"><br> <a HREF="history.htm" target="_self" onMouseOver="on('rhis_but')" onMouseOut="off()"><img name="rhis_but" src="../images/rhis_but.gif" alt="History of the Reivers" border="0" WIDTH="112" HEIGHT="20"></a></td> <td width="25%"><br> <a HREF="famintro.htm" target="_self" onMouseOver="on('rfam_but')" onMouseOut="off()"><img name="rfam_but" src="../images/rfam_but.gif" alt="Reiver Families" border="0" WIDTH="112" HEIGHT="20"></a></td> <td width="25%"><br> <a HREF="places.htm" target="_self" onMouseOver="on('plac_but')" onMouseOut="off()"><img name="plac_but" src="../images/plac_but.gif" alt="Places of Interest" border="0" WIDTH="112" HEIGHT="20"></a></td> <td width="25%"><br> <a HREF="index.htm" target="_top" onMouseOver="on('home_but')" onMouseOut="off()"><img name="home_but" src="../images/home_but.gif" alt="Go Back to Home Page" border="0" WIDTH="112" HEIGHT="20"></a></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><hr> <p align="center"><small>This site was produced by <a href="mailto:enquiries@instinct-training.co.uk">Instinct Training Ltd</a></small><br> <small><a href="http://www.instinct-training.co.uk">(http://www.instinct-training.co.uk</a>)</small></p> </body>