Scottish Marches
Border area between England and Scotland in the medieval and early modern eras / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the modern border between Scotland and England, see Anglo-Scottish border.
Scottish Marches was the term used for the Anglo-Scottish border during the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern era, characterised by violence and cross-border raids. The Scottish Marches era came to an end during the first decade of the 17th century following the union of the crowns of England and Scotland.