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Tudor

Reiver Clan Muster at Hawick 1597

1597
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Also known as: Hawick reiver muster 1597 · Scottish border clan gathering Hawick 1597
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish warden authority
Forces
warden force c. 200–400.
VS
Victor
Scottish reivers
Forces
Scottish reivers c. 500–1,000
Outcome
Large armed gathering of border clan leaders at Hawick defies Scottish warden authority; warden forced to withdraw and seek crown reinforcement
The Battle

History & Significance

The 1597 Hawick muster demonstrated the effective breakdown of Scottish warden authority in the final years of Elizabeth I reign and the inability of either crown to enforce order.

Casualties & Losses

None in the confrontation; several warden men injured

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Reiver Clan Muster at Hawick 1597

Hawick Moat Park, motte
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.2 miles
Kaim Law,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Acreknowe training trenches, Stobs Camp, 460m WNW, 560m WNW and 570m NNW of Acreknowe, Stobs
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Kirkton Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.5 miles
Woodfoot Bridge,enclosure 430m NE of Pagton Burn
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.6 miles
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