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Tudor

Skirmish at Ford Castle 1513

1513
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Ford Castle occupied 1513
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English (Lady Heron)
Forces
Ford garrison c.50-100
VS
Victor
Scotland (James IV)
Forces
Scots c.500-1500
Outcome
James IV occupied Ford Castle before Flodden; the Heron family's castle used as Scottish HQ; Lady Heron's famous encounter with James recorded
The Battle

History & Significance

James IV's occupation of Ford Castle is remembered through the legend of his dalliance with Lady Heron. Whether true or apocryphal, James did use Ford as his headquarters before the fatal advance toward Flodden Edge

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Ford Castle 1513

Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
Scheduled monument · ~4.3 miles
Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
Scheduled monument · ~4.5 miles
Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 miles
The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 miles
Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 miles
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