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Roman Period

Pictish Raids on Northumbrian Coast 360 AD

360
Northumberland, Scotland
Also known as: Picts raid coast 360 AD · Julian reinforces Britain 360 AD
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Roman coastal settlements
VS
Victor
Picts (raids successful)
Outcome
Ammianus Marcellinus records Picts and Scots broke their treaty and ravaged frontier regions; Lupicinus sent to restore order
The Battle

History & Significance

The Pictish and Scottish raids of 360 AD recorded by Ammianus Marcellinus marked a new phase of coordinated barbarian pressure on Roman Britain that culminated in the Great Conspiracy seven years later.

Forces Involved

Picts: c. 1,000–2,500 raiders. Roman coastal settlements: militia c. 200–400.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pictish Raids on Northumbrian Coast 360 AD

Longformacus House,enclosed cremation cemetery 1450m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Dirrington,farmstead 400m N of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.4 miles
Dirrington,farmstead
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.6 miles
Rathburne House, tower house 180m NNW of
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Dirrington Great Law,three cairns
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
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