National Gazetteer (1868) - Ramshope
"RAMSHOPE, an extra parochial place in the S. division of Coquetdale ward,
county Northumberland, 15 miles N.W. of Bellingham. It is situated in a
wild spot on the river Reed under Carter Fell, one of the Cheviots, which
here separates England from Scotland, and attains an elevation of 1,602
feet above sea level. A conflict took place at a short distance from this
spot in 1575 between the English and Scotch wardens, which is celebrated in
the old ballad called "The Battle of Reedswire, or Reidssquair.""
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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