Anglo-Scottish border

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The Anglo-Scottish border is the historic and modern political boundary separating England and Scotland, running from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea in the east.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
international border
political boundary
adjacentTo Cumbria
Dumfries and Galloway
Northumberland
Scottish Borders
country1 England
country2 Scotland
crossedBy A1 road
A68 road NERFINISHED
A7 road NERFINISHED
East Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
currentFunction internal boundary within the United Kingdom
dateEstablished 1237
endPoint North Sea
establishedBy Treaty of York
follows Cheviot Hills
River Esk
River Liddel
River Sark
River Tweed
hasCustomsStatus no customs checks under normal circumstances
hasLegalStatus internal UK border
hasPart Cheviot Hills
River Esk
River Liddel
River Sark
River Tweed
historicalFunction frontier between Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland
historicalRegion Welsh Marches
surface form: English Marches

Scottish Borders
surface form: Scottish Marches
knownFor Border Reivers
cross-border raids
frequent medieval conflicts
languageRegion English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic (in parts of western sector)
length approximately 154 kilometers
approximately 96 miles
locatedIn Great Britain
United Kingdom
modifiedBy Treaty of Berwick (1639)
surface form: Treaty of Berwick

Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
surface form: Treaty of Northampton
separates England
Scotland
significantEvent Acts of Union 1707
Treaty of York
Union of the Crowns
startPoint Solway Firth

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River Tweed crossesBorder Anglo-Scottish border
London Euston – Glasgow borderCrossing Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Hermitage Castle near Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Scottish–English border
southern Scotland borders Anglo-Scottish border
subject surface form: Southern Scotland
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Treaty of York mainSubject Anglo-Scottish border
Treaty of York hasLegalEffectOn Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Anglo-Scottish frontier
Cheviot Hills locatedOnBorder Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Coldstream locatedNear Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Coldstream hasCategory Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Scotland–England border
Cheivy Chace (historic English ballad and estate name) narrativeLocation Anglo-Scottish border
subject surface form: Cheivy Chace
Carlisle Castle locatedNear Anglo-Scottish border
Wars with England relatedTo Anglo-Scottish border
Allerdale borders Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Scottish Borders (sea boundary via Solway Firth)
Jedburgh locatedNear Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Battle of Solway Moss militaryTheater Anglo-Scottish border
Annandale, Scotland borderRegion Anglo-Scottish border
River Sark hasHistoricalSignificance Anglo-Scottish border
The Monastery settingLocation Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Scottish–English border
M74 southernTerminus Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Scottish-English border near Gretna
Border Reivers locatedIn Anglo-Scottish border
Liddel Water partOf Anglo-Scottish border
Hermitage hasNearbyBorder Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
the ballad "Chevy Chase" setting Anglo-Scottish border
subject surface form: Chevy Chase
Earl of March associatedWith Anglo-Scottish border
Gretna locatedNear Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Siege of Berwick (1333) hasLocation Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Scottish–English border
Treaty of Chester (1157) mainSubject Anglo-Scottish border
Roxburgh, Scotland borderContext Anglo-Scottish border
Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237 defined Anglo-Scottish border
Canonbie locatedNear Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Caerlaverock Castle strategicLocation Anglo-Scottish border
Windy Gyle partOf Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Anglo-Scottish border ridge
Carter Bar crosses Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: England–Scotland border
Carter Bar category Anglo-Scottish border
this entity surface form: Borders of Scotland