Kirkcudbright Cornet’s Club announced the Principal Elect’s for the 2019 Riding of the Marches at a meeting held this evening (Wednesday the 1st of May) at the Arden House Hotel.
This years Cornet Elect is 23 year old farmer Angus Milby from Auchencairn and Cornets Lass Elect is 21 year old student teacher Hazel Murray from Southerness.
They will be joined by the 2019 Pursuivant local business man Donald Bell from Gelston and this years Courier is Diane Warren from Dumfries (Originally from Dundrennan) who works for D&G Council.
Lynors for the 2019 Riding of the Marches are 25 year old plumber Ben Johnstone from Springholm, 23 Year old Tom MacTaggart a farmer from Auchencairn, 25 Year old Hannah Murray from Kirkcudbright who works for Hermes and 22 year old Heather Murray a Rural Business Managment student from Southerness.
All the principals are looking forward to this years Ride Out and they are all honoured to be taking part.
This years Kirkcudbright ROM will take place on the Friday 19th of July, with the cavalcade setting off from Dee walk at 7.00pm stopping at various places in the town until 9.00pm.
If you like horses then you will love this. A wonderful spectacle of over 100 horses and riders, beautifully presented, riding through the streets of Kirkcudbright.
It was the year 1455 and Kirkcudbright was given Royal Burgh status by virtue of a charter granted by King James II. The Persuivant from the King and the Cornet together rode round the boundaries referred to in the charter. This act is recreated annually by the Kirkcudbright Cornet’s Club with their spectacular ceremony of the Riding of the Marches through the town ending in the Harbour Square.
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