The last recorded fatal duel in Scotland took place near Kirkcaldy. A descendant of one of the duellers, BBC political correspondent James Landale, has written a book about it. Interesting article.
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Jon
9 October 2005 13:39
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Before this, it was thought the last duel was at Glasgow University Union, but that was with swords. Very interesting.
doctorvee » The last duel
9 February 2007 20:37
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[...] Probably a bit late, but if anybody’s interested there is a programme on BBC Two at 2100 tonight about the last recorded fatal duel to be held in Scotland. It happened 200 years ago on a farm just outside Kirkcaldy. Should be an interesting programme. [...]