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Tudor

Scott-Kerr feud — Cessford raid on Buccleuch lands 1548

1548
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scott of Buccleuch men
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Kerr of Cessford riders
Outcome
Kerr advantage; Scott properties damaged
The Battle

History & Significance

Kerr of Cessford mounted a large raid on Scott lands in Teviotdale; part of the continuing feud over the Melrose ambush; several Scott tower houses were burned

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scott-Kerr feud — Cessford raid on Buccleuch lands 1548

Castle Hill, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles
Ancrum,market cross
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Mantle Walls, Ancrum, bishop's palace
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Fatlips Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Remains of medieval bridge below Ancrum Old Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
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