Carter Bar | |
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  Carter Bar Location in the United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′16″N 02°28′39″W / 55.35444°N 2.47750°W | |
| Grid position | NT697068 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Elevation | 418 metres (1,371 ft) |
Carter Bar is a pass in the Cheviot Hills, on the Anglo-Scottish border. It lies north east of Carter Fell at the head of Redesdale, and is crossed by the A68 road as it runs north towards Jedburgh and Teviotdale.
The name "Carter Bar" is relatively modern, and refers to a toll-gate that once stood here. Historically, the area in which the Carter Bar sits was known as the Redeswire, from the Scots word swire meaning "col" or "pass".[2] The Redeswire Fray, was fought here in 1575.[3]
- ^ McNeish, Cameron (2022). An Eye to the Hills. Sandstone Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-913-20787-8.
- ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: swire".
- ^ Robb, Graham (2016). Cols and Passes of the British Isles. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-84614-874-3.