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Early Medieval

Battle of Carham

1018
Northumberland, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbria (Uchtred the Bold)
Forces
Northumbrian militia under Uchtred
VS
Victor
Scots (Malcolm II)
Forces
c.3,000-5,000 Scots and Strathclyde Welsh
Outcome
Scottish victory; Lothian secured for Scotland permanently
The Battle

History & Significance

Malcolm II's greatest victory. The defeat of the Northumbrian earl established Scotland's southern border approximately where it remains today. The annexation of Lothian brought Edinburgh into Scotland. The Tweed became the border.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Carham

Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.7 miles
Lochton,enclosure 250m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.7 miles
Redden,fort and enclosure 750m E of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 miles
Redden, settlement 60m SE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Eccles, St Mary's Convent, nunnery
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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