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Battle of Dunbar I

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Registered · HES BTL31
The Battle

History & Significance

A pitched battle Scotland. On the statutory register of historic battlefields (HES BTL31). Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources. Its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

Confirmed battlefield location
The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Dunbar I lies on Reston Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.

Registered Historic Battlefield

This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: HES BTL31.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Dunbar I

Samoya, enclosure 100m NNE of
Samoya, enclosure 100m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.7 mi

Samoya is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland, situated approximately 100 metres north-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8753. Post-medieval enclos…

Thurston,fort 800m NW of
Thurston,fort 800m NW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 mi

Thurston fort is an Iron Age fort located approximately 800 metres north-west of Thurston in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM5895. Iron Age hillforts and promontory forts such as this represent some of the…

Thurston,enclosure 800m WNW of
Thurston,enclosure 800m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.9 mi

Thurston enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary or settlement enclosure located in East Lothian, some 800 metres west-north-west of Thurston village. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5896. The enclosure lies upon bedrock of…

Red Friars Monastery,dovecot
Red Friars Monastery,dovecot
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 mi

Red Friars Monastery dovecot is a stone structure standing in East Lothian, Scotland, built upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group. This Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate provided the local building stone for the dovecot's construction. The monument is protected by H…

Belton House, enclosed settlement 570m NNE of
Belton House, enclosed settlement 570m NNE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 mi

Belton House is an enclosed settlement situated in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 570 metres north-north-east of Belton House itself. The monument represents a form of Iron Age or Romano-British defensive settlement characteristic of lowland eastern Scotland. Enclosed settlements of this p…

Dunbar Castle Park,settlements,burials and defences
Dunbar Castle Park,settlements,burials and defences
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 mi

Dunbar Castle Park is a complex of settlements, burials and defences located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument occupies ground underlain by Stratheden Group bedrock, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided both building material and defen…

Easter Broomhouse,promontory fort 400m S of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.4 miles
Doon Hill,forts
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.4 miles
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