Lauder, UK. 3rd August, 2013. Lauder Common Riding 2013 - the traditional annual inspection of the border markings of the town. Pictured: Mounted followers galloping at the start of the rideout round the Burgh boundaries. One of the original Border Common Ridings, there is a reference to a ceremony in Lauder's Town Council minutes of 1686. On Saturday the Cornet receives the Burgh Flag at the Tollbooth and leads the mounted cavalcade to the Watering Stane and onto the Burgess Cairn, the only boundary stone still in existence.

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Lauder, Lauder, Scotland, Great Britain. Lauder Common Riding 2013 Mounted followers galloping at the start of the rideout round the Burgh boundaries. One of the original Border Common Ridings and there is a reference to a ceremony in Town Council minutes of 1686. The main events on the Saturday when the Cornet receives the Burgh Flag at the Tollbooth. He leads the mounted cavalcade to the Watering Stane and onto the Burgess Cairn, the only boundary stone still in existence. The proceedings conclude with a ceremony at the War Memorial and the return of the flag. (Photo Credit: Rob Gray)

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Location: Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Rob Gray / Alamy / Afripics
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