Selkirk Common Riding 2018 - Casting of the Colours

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)

Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn

SELKIRK, SCOTLAND - June 15: Selkirk Common Riding - Hail Smilin Morn Caption: Taking part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals, June 14, 2018 in Selkirk, Scotland. The event dating from the Battle of Flodden in 1513, remembers the story of Flodden, when Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the Scottish King. One man returned, bearing a blood stained English flag (Photo by Rob Gray / Freelance)