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Ceremony & pageantry · Scotland
Hawick Common Riding
Hawick, Scottish Borders
Hundreds of riders follow the Cornet round Hawick's boundaries in a week of Border pageantry.
10–12 June 2027
ROUND-UP GUIDE · 4 EVENTS
The Border Common Ridings.
Every summer, Border towns ride out on horseback to check their old boundaries, as they have done for centuries. Hundreds of riders follow a young principal — the Cornet, Standard Bearer or Lanimer Queen — and the towns fill with songs, ceremonies and very early mornings.
The ridings run one after another through June, July and August, so a Borders road trip can take in more than one.
At a glance
- Hawick Common Riding 10–12 June 2027 · Hawick, Scottish Borders Stay nearby ↗
- Lanimer Day 10 June 2027 · Lanark, South Lanarkshire Stay nearby ↗
- Selkirk Common Riding 18 June 2027 · Selkirk, Scottish Borders Stay nearby ↗
- Langholm Common Riding 30 July 2027 · Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway Stay nearby ↗
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Traditional date
Ceremony & pageantry · Scotland
Lanimer Day
Lanark, South Lanarkshire
Lanark crowns its Lanimer Queen amid bands, riders and a parade of decorated lorries.
10 June 2027
Traditional date
Ceremony & pageantry · Scotland
Selkirk Common Riding
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Hundreds ride the marches before flags are cast in the Market Place in memory of Flodden.
18 June 2027
Traditional date
Ceremony & pageantry · Scotland
Langholm Common Riding
Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway
Riders, a crown of thistles and a bannock-and-herring emblem mark the Muckle Toon's boundaries.
30 July 2027
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