Anglo-Scottish border

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The Anglo-Scottish border is the historic and modern political boundary separating England and Scotland, running from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea in the east.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
international border
political boundary
adjacentTo Cumbria
Dumfries and Galloway
Northumberland
Scottish Borders
country1 England
country2 Scotland
crossedBy A1 road
A68 road NERFINISHED
A7 road NERFINISHED
East Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
currentFunction internal boundary within the United Kingdom
dateEstablished 1237
endPoint North Sea
establishedBy Treaty of York
follows Cheviot Hills
River Esk
River Liddel
River Sark
River Tweed
hasCustomsStatus no customs checks under normal circumstances
hasLegalStatus internal UK border
hasPart Cheviot Hills
River Esk
River Liddel
River Sark
River Tweed
historicalFunction frontier between Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland
historicalRegion English Marches
linked to: Welsh Marches

Scottish Marches
linked to: Scottish Borders
knownFor Border Reivers
cross-border raids
frequent medieval conflicts
languageRegion English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic (in parts of western sector)
length approximately 154 kilometers
approximately 96 miles
locatedIn Great Britain
United Kingdom
modifiedBy Treaty of Berwick
Treaty of Northampton
separates England
Scotland
significantEvent Acts of Union 1707
Treaty of York
Union of the Crowns
startPoint Solway Firth

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River Tweed crossesBorder Anglo-Scottish border
London Euston – Glasgow borderCrossing England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Hermitage Castle near Scottish–English border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Southern Scotland borders England–Scotland border
subject linked to: southern Scotland
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Treaty of York mainSubject Anglo-Scottish border
Treaty of York hasLegalEffectOn Anglo-Scottish frontier
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Cheviot Hills locatedOnBorder England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Coldstream locatedNear England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Coldstream hasCategory Scotland–England border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Cheivy Chace narrativeLocation Anglo-Scottish border
Carlisle Castle locatedNear Anglo-Scottish border
Wars with England relatedTo Anglo-Scottish border
Allerdale borders Scottish Borders (sea boundary via Solway Firth)
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Jedburgh locatedNear England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Battle of Solway Moss militaryTheater Anglo-Scottish border
Annandale, Scotland borderRegion Anglo-Scottish border
River Sark hasHistoricalSignificance Anglo-Scottish border
The Monastery settingLocation Scottish–English border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
M74 southernTerminus Scottish-English border near Gretna
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Border Reivers locatedIn Anglo-Scottish border
Liddel Water partOf Anglo-Scottish border
Hermitage hasNearbyBorder England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Chevy Chase setting Anglo-Scottish border
subject linked to: the ballad "Chevy Chase"
Earl of March associatedWith Anglo-Scottish border
Gretna locatedNear England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Siege of Berwick (1333) hasLocation Scottish–English border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Treaty of Chester (1157) mainSubject Anglo-Scottish border
Roxburgh, Scotland borderContext Anglo-Scottish border
Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237 defined Anglo-Scottish border
Canonbie locatedNear England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Caerlaverock Castle strategicLocation Anglo-Scottish border
Windy Gyle partOf Anglo-Scottish border ridge
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Carter Bar crosses England–Scotland border
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border
Carter Bar category Borders of Scotland
linked to: Anglo-Scottish border