The Horse Statue in Hawick
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The Horse Statue in Hawick
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 21 Oct 2012
This equestrian statue at the northeast end of the High Street commemorates a victory for local youths over a party of English raiders at Hornshole on the outskirts of the town in 1514. The statue showing the captured English flag being carried back to Hawick was unveiled in 1914. The statue is also known locally as Ken The Horse. For more information, see http://www.kenthehorse.co.uk/ For a wider view of the High Street and the statue, see Image This photograph was used on the front cover of the book ‘Hawick, a history from earliest times’ by Alistair Moffat.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.424493
Longitude
-2.78474