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Early Medieval

Scottish Raid into Northumbria under Malcolm I c.950

950
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbria
Forces
Northumbrian defenders
VS
Victor
Scottish forces under Malcolm I
Forces
Scottish raiding force under Malcolm I
Outcome
Successful Scottish raid; plunder taken as far as the Tees
The Battle

History & Significance

Malcolm I (Mael Coluim mac Domnaill) raided as far as the Tees in Northumbria; the Scots exploited the weakness of English power following the dynastic chaos of the mid-tenth century to press south of the Tweed

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scottish Raid into Northumbria under Malcolm I c.950

Branshaw deserted settlement, bastle, field system and section of Roman road
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Round cairn, 300m south east of Fiddlers Wood
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Round cairn 460m south of Cowey's Cairn
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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