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Early Medieval

Indulf Takes Edinburgh from Northumbria 954

954
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbria
Forces
residual Northumbrian garrison
VS
Victor
Scotland under Indulf
Forces
Scottish forces under Indulf
Outcome
Scottish victory; Edinburgh castle and rock seized; Lothians under Scottish suzerainty
The Battle

History & Significance

King Indulf (Ildulb mac Causantin) seized Edinburgh from the Northumbrians following the expulsion and death of Eric Bloodaxe from York; Scotland permanently acquired Edinburgh and the Lothians for the first time

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Indulf Takes Edinburgh from Northumbria 954

Blackford Hill, fort and settlement
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 miles
Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.5 miles
Craigmillar Castle,castle and gardens
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.5 miles
Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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