Hawick

This local history tells the centuries-long story of a Scottish Borders town through its battles, traditions and transformations from prehistory to today.   Hawick, Scotland, is famous for its annual Common Riding festival, an equestrian tradition that traces its roots to the 16th century Battle of Hornshole. But in this lively history, Alistair Moffat takes the narrative much further back into the mists of prehistory, to the time of the Romans, the coming of the Angles and the Normans. &nb