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A common riding is an equestrian tradition mainly in the Scottish Borders in Scotland.[1] Male and female riders ride out of the town and along its borders to commemorate the practice from 13th and 15th centuries where there were frequent raids on the Anglo-Scottish border known as the Border Reivers and also to commemorate the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Flodden.[1] Today, the common ridings, rideouts, or riding of the marches continue to be annual events celebrated in the summer in the Borders of Scotland. Each town may have many rideouts over their festival week, usually having one on festival day. Some towns re-enact historic 'common ridings' – although many others have well-established 'festival rides' that are cemented within their town's history.[2] The common riding towns are: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hawick, Selkirk, Langholm, Lockerbie, Jedburgh, Coldstream, Penicuik, West Linton, Lanark, Lauder, Edinburgh, Melrose, Musselburgh, Galashiels, Duns, Sanquhar,[3] and Peebles.[4][5]
- ^ a b Neil, Sandy (14 June 2013). "10 things about the Common Ridings". Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (10 January 2016). "Honoring Scottish History at Quirky Local Festivals". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Robertson, Craig (19 February 2010). "Principals announced for Sanquhar's Riding of the Marches". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "10 things you need to about the Borders Common Ridings – Scotland Now". www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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