- Caerlanrig
Caerlanrig - also spelled 'Carlenrig' - (Gaelic: "Cathair Lannraig") is a hamlet in the
parish of Cavers, Borders,Scotland , lying on theRiver Teviot , 6 miles (10 km) north east of that river's source, and 10 miles (16km) south west ofHawick .Etymology
The name is composed of the prefix 'caer', which derives either from the Gaelic "cathair" or from the extinct
Cumbric "cair", and is only spelled "caer" in its modern form, due to the Old Welsh influence [http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/precedents/bruce/names-unique.html] ; and 'lanerx', meaning 'clearing' in Brythonic [http://www.sussex.ac.uk/linguistics/documents/rc_britons.pdf] .Border reiver
It is best known for being the site where Johnny Armstrong of Gilnockie, second chief of
Clan Armstrong and brother of Thomas,Laird of Mangerton was captured and hanged by King James V for being a Reiver.External links
* [http://www.armstrong.org/border.htm Photographs of 'A tour of the Armstrong Borderland', including Gilnockie's gravemarker]
*GBvosi|e=339800|n=604700|cty=10roxbu811|txt=19th c. Ordnance Survey map of Caerlanrig
*Other map sources: gbmapping|NT399048
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