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Tudor

Raid of the Debatable Lands — Border Reivers

1530
Cumberland, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Border communities
Forces
border communities c.100–300.
VS
Victor
Reivers
Forces
Reivers c.150–400
Outcome
Constant low-level raiding defined life in the Debatable Lands between England and Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

The Debatable Lands on the Cumbrian-Scottish border were a lawless zone contested by reiver families on both sides; the area was not formally partitioned until 1552.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Raid of the Debatable Lands — Border Reivers

Scots' Dike
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
Woodslee,burial mound 250m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Liddel Strength motte and bailey castle and fortified tower house
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 miles
Rockcliffe Cross
Scheduled monument · ~4.3 miles
Scaleby Castle moated site
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 miles
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