Kinmont Willie Armstrong

William Armstrong of Kinmont or Kinmont Willie was a Scottish border reiver and outlaw active in the Anglo-Scottish Border country in the last decades of the 16th century.

He lived at the Tower of Sark, close to the border between Scotland and England, north of the centre of the border line. The tower was built for his father Alexander "Lang Sandie" Armstrong, son of Christopher "of Langholm" Armstrong, son of Alexander "Sandie" Armstrong 6th laird of Mangerton(1445), and although now demolished the site is marked by a monument unveiled in 1996. William had at least six sons based on historical and genealogical sources: John (Jock) Armstrong, Archibald Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, George (Geordy) Armstrong, Father of Adam Armstrong (1612) Francis Armstrong, Ecky (Ekke) Armstrong, Some of these sons, including Jock, Archibald, and others, were directly involved in his legendary rescue from Carlisle Castle.

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