Riding the Marches in Scotland c.1500-1996
The 'Riding of the Marches' or the 'Common Riding' refers to a series of festivals which take place annually in several Scottish towns. These festivals are loosely based on the old custom of a ceremonial procession, usually on horseback, around the boundary of the burgh common, w...
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University of Edinburgh
1997
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