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Battle of Happrew 1304

1304
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kingdom of Scotland
VS
Victor
Kingdom of England
Outcome
English victory; an English force under Sir John Segrave (including Robert de Clifford, William de Latimer and Robert the Bruce) failed to capture William Wallace and Simon Fraser, who escaped.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Happrew was a skirmish which took place around 20 February 1304, during the First War of Scottish Independence. A chevauchée of English knights, which included Robert de Clifford, William de Latimer, and the later Scottish King, Robert the Bruce had been sent south from Dunfermline under Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels Sir William Wallace and Sir Simon Fraser.

The action took place in the vicinity of Stobo, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. Current maps provide locations for Easter Happrew and Wester Happrew. However, the precise location of the skirmish is unknown and the coordinates given are approximate.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Happrew 1304 lies on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Happrew 1304

Lyne,Roman fort,annexes and fortlet
Lyne,Roman fort,annexes and fortlet
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.3 mi

Lyne is a Roman fort, annexes and fortlet situated in Peeblesshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by wacke bedrock of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, dating to the Caradocian period. This geology would…

Tor Hill,fort 600m WNW of Torbank
Tor Hill,fort 600m WNW of Torbank
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.5 mi

Tor Hill is an Iron Age fort located 600 metres west-north-west of Torbank in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a commanding position on bedrock formed from the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, ancient wacke deposits laid down during the Caradocian period. This geology provided a n…

Chris Eilbeck / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Roman fort and annexe, 270m NNE of 3 Easter Happrew Cottages
Roman fort and annexe, 270m NNE of 3 Easter Happrew Cottages
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

# Easter Happrew Roman Fort Easter Happrew Roman fort is a Roman fort and annexe located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, situated 270 metres north-north-east of Easter Happrew Cottages. The fort is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM1493 and represents a…

Sheriff Muir Cottages,standing stones 520m W of
Sheriff Muir Cottages,standing stones 520m W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.2 mi

Sheriff Muir Cottages standing stones is a Bronze Age monument in Peeblesshire, Scotland, consisting of upright stones set within the rolling moorland landscape of the Scottish Borders. The stones stand approximately 520 metres west of Sheriff Muir Cottages, positioned on bedrock formed from Shin…

Sheriff Muir, cairn
Sheriff Muir, cairn
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 mi

Sheriff Muir is a cairn situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations, Ashgill-age wacke bedrock typical of the Southern Uplands geology of this region. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Envi…

Wester Happrew,fort 360m NW of
Wester Happrew,fort 360m NW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 mi

Wester Happrew fort is an Iron Age defended settlement situated in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The fort occupies sloping ground 360 metres north-west of Wester Happrew, constructed on bedrock of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, a metamorphic wacke dating to the Caradocian per…

Hamildean Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.8 miles
Lyne, Roman temporary camp
Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.1 miles
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