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MAXTON | Maxton (Parish) | Continued | [Continued from page 3] & Ancrum, was fought the battle of Ancrum Muir, under the Earls of Angus & Arran, who obtained a great victory over the forces of Henry VIII., commanded by Sir Ralph Rivers and Sir Bryan Laiton. A young female, Called Lilliard, fought on the side of the Scots, and fell in this battle, she was buried on the spot, and a stone erected over her remains is yet standing. (In ancrum parish) the place yet retains the name of "Lilliard's Edge." The church is an old building, or rather a small fragment of an old building, which was dedicated to St. Cuthbert. The date of its erection, or even of its delapidation is unknown. it is beautifully situated on a high bank of the Tweed, on the N. [North] West verge of the parish, rather where the population [Continued onpage 5] |
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[Page] 4Parish of Maxton
[Signed] W Beatty
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