The Debatable Lands, also known as debatable ground, batable ground or threip lands,[1] lay between Scotland and England.[2] It was formerly in question as to which it belonged when they were distinct kingdoms.[3] The name either signifies litigious or disputable ground,[4] or it comes from the Old English word 'battable' (land suitable for fattening livestock).[5]
- ^ Maxwell 1897, p. 161.
- ^ The County Histories of Scotland, Volume 5. Scotland: W. Blackwood and Sons. 1896. pp. 160–162. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Henton, Kirsten (5 May 2020). "The tiny 'country' between England and Scotland". BBC Travel. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Chambers 1728, p. 91.
- ^ Graham Robb (2018). Debatable Land. Picador. ISBN 9781509804689.
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