Caerlanrig - also spelled 'Carlenrig' - (
Gaelic: ''Cathair Lannraig'') is a
hamlet in the
parish
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of
Cavers,
Borders,
Scotland
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, lying on the
River Teviot, 6 miles (10 km) north east of that river's source, and 10 miles (16 km) south west of
Hawick.
Etymology
The first element of the name is probably the extinct
Cumbric ''cair'' 'fortification', though
Gaelic ''cathair'' has been suggested. The second element is generally taken as Cumbric ''lanerx'', meaning 'clearing' (cf. Welsh llanerch). Another suggestion is that the name is Cumbric ''cair'' +
Old English
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''lang'' 'long' and ''hrycg'' 'ridge'.
Border reiver
It is best known for being the site where
John Armstrong of Gilnockie, notorious member of
Clan Armstrong and brother of Thomas,
Laird of
Mangerton was captured and hanged by
King James V for being a
reiver. The
king's household book records that James V was at Caerlanrig on Tuesday 5 July 1530.
[''Excerpta e libris domicilii Jacobi Quinti regis Scotorum'' (Bannatyne Club: Edinburgh, 1836), Appendix p. 31.]
See also
*
List of places in the Scottish Borders
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*
List of places in Scotland
References
External links
RCAHMS record for CaerlanrigRCAHMS record for Caerlanrig, Watch Knowe
*Other map sources:
Villages in the Scottish Borders
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