If you’re likely to be using the WoL through Currie, be prepared for a hold-up in the afternoon. It’s the “Riding of the Marches” and there’ll be a lot of horses along the track in the afternoon.

thats useful to know! what is the “Riding of the Marches” anything worth watching?

It’s an old tradition – mainly kept arrive in the Borders. Basically, on an annual basis the villages menfolk would ride around the burgh to “inspect” it and make sure everyone knew who it belonged to. Very horsey – if you’re into that sort of thing.

Oh – they’re doing a bit of the Pentlands this year too. I’ll try to find out when/where.

>Basically, on an annual basis the villages menfolk would ride around the burgh to “inspect” it and make sure everyone knew who it belonged to<

But now they open the pubs at 05:30 and everyone gets hammered

The ride route and timings for 2009 are as follows:-

0920 Depart Heriot Watt University, East Car Park. Parking for trailers and lorries will be here.

0930 Arrive Heriot Watt Statue, exchanging of rosettes with Principal.

0940 Depart Heriot Watt Statue, ride led by outgoing Ensign and Equerry. The ride will leave the back entrance of the campus and proceed up Curriehill Road past the train station turning left on to Riccarton Avenue.

1007 Arrive Weavers Knowe Green, meet other horses/riders

1010 Sashing Ceremony of new Ensign and Equerry with distinguished guests.

1030 Depart Weavers Knowe Green, the Ride will pass along Muir Wood Road to Lanark Road West, Ensign and Equerry to touch the boundary at Juniper Green. The ride will proceed up Blinkbonny Road through Blinkbonny Village.

1055 Rosebank Farm, Kirkgate. Rough Ride section begins, off Road through Pentland Hills Regional Park.

1235 Arrive Bonaly Car Park and continue on to lunch stop at last field on the right before the bypass.

1245 Arrive Lunch Stop

1305 Depart Lunch Stop via Bonaly Road , Munro Drive, Fernielaw Avenue, Woodhall Road, Woodhall Mains Farm, Off Road to Blinkbonny Road, Kirkgate onto Old Station Yard by Currie Kirk.

1345 Depart Currie Goods Yard, We welcome our lead rein riders to join at this point.

1405 Depart Waulkmill Loan, across Lanark Road West, Ensign and Equerry to touch Balerno boundary, Stewart Avenue, Dolphin Road ,Pentland View.

1415 Pentland View/ Curriehill Road

1420 Arrive Riccarton Arms Hotel, preceded by Heriot Watt Pipe Band. Presentation of Best Turned Out Rosette.

1435 Depart Riccarton Arms Hotel for Heriot Watt Campus, via Lanark Road West and Riccarton Mains Road.

1500 Arrive Heriot Watt University East Car Park.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!

So, good weekend to be on the Glen Clova ride?

LOL
Very horsey – if you’re into that sort of thing.
down this way its very common rather than posh horsey 😆
horse BBQ anyone

seriously it seems a bit of a rip off of the border commom ridings which date back to 1514 the edinburgh one was started after the war.

a strange but interesting description of riding the commom land boundaries here http://www.hawickcallantsclub.co.uk/commonriding/marches.htm

by anychance is this to do with the homecoming carry on?cheers DTD

Tam – this is an annual event.

The Currie riding goes back to the 18th Century

Sorry – link FAIL in my post – itinerary came from the “Current Events” page here:

http://www.currieridingofthemarches.tk/

apoligies sir im getting it mixed up with this

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/internet_homepage/Events_files/Riding%20of%20the%20Marches.txt

i have been stupid enough to follow a few of the local rides and its fekin hard work riding behind 200 horses

Ah, cheers for the headsup. I’ll stay in bed.

The ride route and timings for 2009 are as follows:-

0920 Depart Heriot Watt University, East Car Park. Parking for trailers and lorries will be here.

0930 Arrive Heriot Watt Statue, exchanging of rosettes with Principal.

0940 Depart Heriot Watt Statue, ride led by outgoing Ensign and Equerry. The ride will leave the back entrance of the campus and proceed up Curriehill Road past the train station turning left on to Riccarton Avenue.

1007 Arrive Weavers Knowe Green, meet other horses/riders

1010 Sashing Ceremony of new Ensign and Equerry with distinguished guests.

1030 Depart Weavers Knowe Green, the Ride will pass along Muir Wood Road to Lanark Road West, Ensign and Equerry to touch the boundary at Juniper Green. The ride will proceed up Blinkbonny Road through Blinkbonny Village.

1055 Rosebank Farm, Kirkgate. Rough Ride section begins, off Road through Pentland Hills Regional Park.

1235 Arrive Bonaly Car Park and continue on to lunch stop at last field on the right before the bypass.

1245 Arrive Lunch Stop

1305 Depart Lunch Stop via Bonaly Road , Munro Drive, Fernielaw Avenue, Woodhall Road, Woodhall Mains Farm, Off Road to Blinkbonny Road, Kirkgate onto Old Station Yard by Currie Kirk.

1345 Depart Currie Goods Yard, We welcome our lead rein riders to join at this point.

1405 Depart Waulkmill Loan, across Lanark Road West, Ensign and Equerry to touch Balerno boundary, Stewart Avenue, Dolphin Road ,Pentland View.

1415 Pentland View/ Curriehill Road

1420 Arrive Riccarton Arms Hotel, preceded by Heriot Watt Pipe Band. Presentation of Best Turned Out Rosette.

1435 Depart Riccarton Arms Hotel for Heriot Watt Campus, via Lanark Road West and Riccarton Mains Road.

1500 Arrive Heriot Watt University East Car Park.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!

Don’t see any mention of horses. Who’s up for a ride? 😀

Ah great, so the Water of Leith will be even more covered in horse cr@p than normal. They must make some attempt to clear it up, right?

Do horse owners/riders have a responsibility to clear up after their horses (in general)? I’m fed up running along the Water of Leith dodgy the horse excrement.