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Tudor

Nixon Clan Raid on Redesdale 1538

1538
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Nixon reiver raid Redesdale 1538 · Liddesdale Nixons in Redesdale 1538
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Redesdale community
Forces
Redesdale militia c.30–80.
VS
Victor
Nixon clan
Forces
Nixon raiders c.50–150
Outcome
Nixon reivers from Liddesdale carry out large-scale raid into Redesdale taking cattle and burning farms
The Battle

History & Significance

Nixon clan incursions into Redesdale in the 1530s were documented in English warden complaints to the Privy Council as examples of uncontrolled cross-border raiding.

Casualties & Losses

Several killed; large livestock losses

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Nixon Clan Raid on Redesdale 1538

Gatehouse South bastle
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
North Bastle, Gatehouse
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Romano-British farmstead 170m north of Cleugh Head
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Romano-British farmstead, 330m north west of Sidwood Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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