Aethelfrith's army was 'far inferior in numbers' to Aedan's 'immense and mighty army' (Bede)
Battle of Degsastan, 603 AD (Aedan mac Gabrain vs Aethelfrith) was an early medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in the area of Scottish Borders, Scotland in 603. Bernicia (King Aethelfrith) prevailed over Dal Riata (King Aedan mac Gabrain). Decisive Bernician victory; according to Bede, the Irish/Gaelic kings ceased warfare against the English for roughly 130 years afterward.
The site of Battle of Degsastan, 603 AD (Aedan mac Gabrain vs Aethelfrith) lies on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.
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