132 Mr. A. Jeffrey on Ancrum. 



A stone bearing the above lines existed before 1743, and 

 was only kept in remembrance by tradition. Within the 

 present century, another stone, now broken to pieces, and 

 bearing the same inscription, was erected on the ridge. I 

 think the Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought on the flat 

 ground a little to the west of the Moss at Baron's Folly, and 

 not as is generally supposed, near the summit of the ridge. 

 It is probable, that the heron which the Douglas saw, arose 

 out of this marsh, and gave rise to the exclamation, " Oh 

 that I had my gay gos-hawk, that we might all have yoked 

 together." The chroniclers say that the battle was fought at 

 the back of Panniersheugh, meaning Penielheugh. The 

 English army was in retreat along the Roman way, making 

 for the ford in the Teviot, when the Scottish army fell upon 

 them. It is only fair to say, that victory was not solely 

 owing to the valour of the Border spears led by the Douglas 

 and the Scott; but to the clan TurnbuUs who had been 

 forced to take assurance under the English and compelled to 

 accompany the army in their inroads into Scotland. When 

 the two armies met on Ancrum Moor, the Turnbulls threw 

 away their red crosses of St. George, and turned their swords 

 against "the foes of their native land. They took a bloody 

 revenge for the Valley of the Rule being harried by the 

 English a short time previously. 



The Hill of Penielheugh is to the east of the Watling 

 Street, and commands a fine view of the valley of the Teviot. 

 The name Peniel was imposed by the British people, signify- 

 ing the head of the rocks, Pen-i-wal, to which the Saxons 

 added heugJi. On the crest of the hill is a monument erected 

 to commemorate the chain of victories, ending with Water- 

 loo, obtained by Wellington over the enemies of his country. 

 The hill is situated in the richest and overlooks the loveliest 

 portion of Teviotdale. 



Mount Teviot, one of the seats of the Marquis of Lothian, 

 stands upon the left bank of the river Teviot. There was 

 formerly a hospital at this place : part of the grave-yard is 

 still to be seen. In 1544, this hospital was burned by Sir 

 Ralph Evers, and by Hertford in the course of the following 

 year. Mr. Morton says that the hospital destroyed by the 

 English leaders was Ancrum Hospital, but I am satisfied he 

 is wrong, as there never was a hospital at Ancrum. The 

 nearness of this hospital to Ancrum had misled the English 

 generals. 



The Watling Street on its way north, crossed the river at 

 this place. The station of Gadanica was on the south side 



