In the photograph above,
riders wait in front of Queensberry House, as the ride pauses for a moment.
Queensberry House is part of the Scottish Parliament complex of buildings near the
foot of the Royal Mile.
Riding of the Marches
Edinburgh's 'Riding of the Marches'
was held on September 6, 2009.
There are annual Ridings in the Scottish
Borders, but the last time this event was held in Edinburgh was in 1946.
Please click
here to see
more photos of the 2009 event and to read more about the
history of
'Riding of the Marches'.