123 The Kerrs - True Border Reivers
Here's an episode that comes from a listener request. The Kerrs were everything that we think of when we hear the term "Border Reivers". Here's a few things about them that I consider noteworthy. If you like this and other episodes, consider contributing to the cause at scottish-clans.com/team. Pick up your free pdf of the 1587 Act of Parliament that lists clans that the Scottish crown viewed as more loyal to their chiefs than to their landlords when those weren't the same person. scottish-clans.com/1587 Another free pdf of General Wade's Report on the Highlands from 1724 is available at scottish-clans.com/wade. This one gives the number of fighting men that various chiefs could put on a battlefield. Sponsor: usakilts.com