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Early Medieval

Anglian Seizure of Manaw Gododdin c.638

638
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Gododdin defenders
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Bernician-Northumbrian host
Outcome
Anglian victory; Gododdin kingdom destroyed; Lothians become Northumbrian
The Battle

History & Significance

Northumbrian Angles under Oswald captured the fortress of Din Eidyn (Edinburgh) and seized Manaw Gododdin, extinguishing Brittonic power in the Lothians and pressing the Pictish southern frontier

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Anglian Seizure of Manaw Gododdin c.638

Catstane, inscribed stone and long cist cemetery 690m E of Carlowrie
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.7 miles
Craigie Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 miles
Huly Hill, cairn & stone circle SW of Newbridge roundabout
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.2 miles
Lochend Farm, standing stone 100m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.2 miles
Inch Garvie,Firth of Forth,defensive installations
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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