Battle site (Ardilea) was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Northern Ireland in 1147. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It falls within the medieval period, an age of dynastic succession disputes, baronial revolt and border warfare fought by feudal levies, mounted knights and town militias.
The site of Battle site (Ardilea) lies on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.
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