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Tudor

English Warden Expedition into Liddesdale 1565

1565
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Also known as: Warden raid Liddesdale 1565 · English punitive march Liddesdale 1565
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Liddesdale reivers
Forces
Liddesdale reivers c.200–500.
VS
Victor
English warden
Forces
English warden force c.300–600
Outcome
English Middle March warden leads force into Liddesdale, burns several tower houses, and takes prisoners for hanging
The Battle

History & Significance

Periodic English warden expeditions into the lawless valley of Liddesdale were the only tool available to suppress Armstrong and Elliott reiving when diplomatic redress failed.

Casualties & Losses

Several reivers killed; towers burned

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near English Warden Expedition into Liddesdale 1565

Scooped settlement, 1025m NW of Roughley
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Riccarton Tower
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Buck Stone, standing stone 470m NNE of Hermitage Farm Cottage
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.3 miles
Nine Stones, stone circle, Ninestone Rig
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.3 miles
Hermitage Castle, castle, chapel, enclosures, deer trap, park boundary and farmstead
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 miles
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