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Early Medieval

Pictish-Northumbrian Border Clashes under Ecgfrith c.670–684

672
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish southern kingdoms
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Northumbrian forces under Ecgfrith
Outcome
Northumbrian dominance temporarily established over southern Picts
The Battle

History & Significance

Sustained Northumbrian pressure on Pictish territory throughout the 670s-680s under King Ecgfrith; Bede records repeated Northumbrian punitive raids into Pictland culminating in Ecgfrith installing a sub-king

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pictish-Northumbrian Border Clashes under Ecgfrith c.670–684

Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.3 miles
Newbyres Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Temple, Old Parish Church
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.7 miles
Loquhariot,fort 500m SW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 miles
Enclosed settlement, 480m SE of Stonefieldhill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
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