I heard somewhere about a Scottish custom called walking the boundaries. As I recall, this annual event gathered all the landowners in an area to troop around the boundary lines, then probably go eat. It seems like a good practice to get together with your neighbors yearly to witness the borders of each landholder’s grounds, make sure everyone’s fences are in good order, and remind everybody of who owns what. It’s a community affirmation that probably prevented a lot of disputes.
Looking south down Lynn Canal from "The Knoll" (Mark Zeiger photo).
