Sunday

Borders Kith and Kin

Heritage Hub : Tickets £2 per talk available from ILF, Dorwards or borderevents.com (tickets may also be available on the door)

 10am – The Rise and Fall of the Black Douglases by Derek Stewart

11.15am –  Lost on the Map – Trows Tower & Routledge Fortifications by Tom Routledge

12.30pm – The Reiving Kers: Explore the history of one of the most renowned Scottish Middle March families.  – Wendy Tait

10.00 am Walk with the Reivers – Hawick to Branxholme Castle –

Join Ian Lowes as he leads a walk from Hawick to Branxholme Castle following in the footsteps of our Reiving Ancestors . On reaching Branxholme Castle a light lunch will be served  in the Castle Hall and there will be a short talk on the history of the Castle itself

 

The walk will start in the Civic Space at 10am – places are limited and by ticket only.

Walkers are requested to wear stout footwear and no dogs are allowed. Walkkers must make their own arrangements for their return journey to Hawick

Tickets priced £3 are available from ILF, Dorwards or borderevents.com