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Tudor

Cleanse the Causeway — Hamilton vs Douglas Edinburgh 1520

1520
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Douglas (Angus)
Forces
Angus Douglas affinity
VS
Victor
Hamilton and Home
Forces
Hamilton and Home men
Outcome
Hamilton victory; Douglases expelled from Edinburgh
The Battle

History & Significance

The Hamiltons under Arran drove the Angus Douglases off the Royal Mile of Edinburgh in a sudden street battle; Lord Home was killed and Angus expelled from the city in a violent factional coup

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Cleanse the Causeway — Hamilton vs Douglas Edinburgh 1520

Blackford Hill, fort and settlement
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 miles
Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.5 miles
Craigmillar Castle,castle and gardens
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.5 miles
Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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