United Kingdom
Scotland
South Scotland
Scottish Borders
Upper Liddesdale And Hermitage
Bloody Bush Pillar
United Kingdom
Scotland
South Scotland
Scottish Borders
Upper Liddesdale And Hermitage
Bloody Bush Pillar
Cycling Highlight
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Location: Upper Liddesdale And Hermitage, Scottish Borders, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Old maps show a 'Site of Battle' at Bloody Bush. It was in fact more of a nasty skirmish (or 'sanguinary encounter', as James Logan Mack tells it) between Border Reivers. A party of english raiders had camped here overnight and were found and killed by Liddesdale men. The exact date is unknown but likely to have been in the C15th or 16th centuries.
The Toll Pillar was set up by the two landowners in the 1830s and is a substantial structure some 15 feet high with an inscribed plaque on its north side.
May 3, 2022
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