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Wat married again in 1598 to Margaret Edgar, widow of William Spottiswoode of that ilk, and daughter of John Edgar of Wedderlie.
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and against his fellow countrymen. In 1592, he was one of those charged with taking part in an attempt to capture
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The son of William Scott of Harden, Wat was born in 1550, when he was recognised as his father's heir by
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In 1567, Wat Scott contracted to marry Mary Scott, daughter of John Scott of
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He is also said to have had three illegitimate daughters.
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Wat Scott had eight legitimate children by his two wives.
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Wat o' Harden's horn in the National Museum of Scotland
134:An infamous freebooter, Wat led raids across the 404: 387: 16:Scottish landowner, border reiver and outlaw 394: 380: 153:Scott also participated in the rescue of 71:Learn how and when to remove this message 362:This Scottish biographical article is a 201: 82: 34:This article includes a list of general 150:, and was declared a rebel and outlaw. 405: 341: 20: 282:, vol. 4 (Edinburgh, 1881), p. 769. 103:(1550 – 1629), also known as 13: 40:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 459: 326: 438:People from the Scottish Borders 352: 346: 175:On 28 June 1592, Wat joined the 131:, his father's feudal superior. 25: 428:History of the Scottish Borders 285: 273: 264: 1: 280:Register of the Privy Council 252: 129:Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home 366:. You can help Knowledge by 241:By his wife Margaret Edgar: 7: 10: 464: 340: 322:. IX vols. Edinburgh 1904. 298: 291:Balfour Paul, vol vii, p75 159:Walter Scott of Buccleuch 307:Border raids and reivers 257: 213:By his wife Mary Scott: 197: 155:Kinmont Willie Armstrong 125:precept of clare constat 333:Description of Auld Wat 314:Balfour Paul, Sir James 118: 55:more precise citations. 304:Borland, Rev. Robert, 207: 94: 448:Scottish people stubs 205: 115:in the 16th century. 113:Anglo-Scottish border 86: 181:James VI of Scotland 310:. Dalbeattie, 1898. 157:, under his chief, 208: 107:, was a notorious 95: 88:Auld Wat of Harden 375: 374: 319:The Scots Peerage 270:Borland pp247-248 218:Sir William Scott 81: 80: 73: 455: 433:Scottish outlaws 396: 389: 382: 358: 357: 356: 350: 342: 292: 289: 283: 277: 271: 268: 177:Earl of Bothwell 148:Earl of Bothwell 98:Walter Scott of 76: 69: 65: 62: 56: 51:this article by 42:inline citations 29: 28: 21: 463: 462: 458: 457: 456: 454: 453: 452: 403: 402: 401: 400: 351: 345: 338: 329: 301: 296: 295: 290: 286: 278: 274: 269: 265: 260: 255: 200: 185:Falkland Palace 163:Carlisle Castle 144:Falkland Palace 121: 77: 66: 60: 57: 47:Please help to 46: 30: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 461: 451: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 423:Border Reivers 420: 415: 399: 398: 391: 384: 376: 373: 372: 359: 336: 335: 328: 327:External links 325: 324: 323: 311: 300: 297: 294: 293: 284: 272: 262: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 247: 246: 245:Margaret Scott 239: 238: 235: 232: 231:Margaret Scott 229: 226: 223: 220: 199: 196: 120: 117: 79: 78: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 460: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 410: 408: 397: 392: 390: 385: 383: 378: 377: 371: 369: 365: 360: 355: 349: 344: 343: 339: 334: 331: 330: 321: 320: 315: 312: 309: 308: 303: 302: 288: 281: 276: 267: 263: 250: 244: 243: 242: 236: 233: 230: 228:Francis Scott 227: 224: 221: 219: 216: 215: 214: 211: 204: 195: 192: 191:and Dryhope. 190: 186: 182: 178: 173: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 151: 149: 146:, led by the 145: 141: 140:King James VI 137: 132: 130: 126: 116: 114: 110: 109:border reiver 106: 102: 101: 93: 89: 85: 75: 72: 64: 61:February 2012 54: 50: 44: 43: 37: 32: 23: 22: 19: 368:expanding it 361: 337: 318: 306: 287: 279: 275: 266: 248: 240: 234:Esther Scott 225:Walter Scott 212: 209: 193: 174: 167: 152: 133: 124: 122: 104: 97: 96: 87: 67: 58: 39: 18: 443:1550 births 413:1629 deaths 237:Janet Scott 53:introducing 418:Clan Scott 407:Categories 253:References 222:Hugh Scott 179:to attack 111:along the 36:references 165:in 1596. 92:Tom Scott 105:Auld Wat 299:Sources 170:Dryhope 161:, from 49:improve 189:Tinnis 136:border 100:Harden 38:, but 258:Notes 198:Issue 127:, by 90:, by 364:stub 119:Life 183:at 142:at 409:: 316:, 395:e 388:t 381:v 370:. 74:) 68:( 63:) 59:( 45:.

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Tom Scott
Harden
border reiver
Anglo-Scottish border
Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home
border
King James VI
Falkland Palace
Earl of Bothwell
Kinmont Willie Armstrong
Walter Scott of Buccleuch
Carlisle Castle
Dryhope
Earl of Bothwell
James VI of Scotland
Falkland Palace
Tinnis

Sir William Scott
Border raids and reivers
Balfour Paul, Sir James
The Scots Peerage
Description of Auld Wat
Flag of Scotland

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