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Tudor

Scott vs Kerr blood feud — Melrose ambush 1526

1526
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scott of Buccleuch men
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Kerr riding party
Outcome
Kerr victory; Buccleuch killed and Scott party scattered
The Battle

History & Significance

Kerr and Scott men clashed violently at Melrose following a truce day, killing Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch in a savage ambush that deepened the blood feud between the two families for generations

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scott vs Kerr blood feud — Melrose ambush 1526

Melrose Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~0 miles
Eildon Hill North,fort & Roman signal station
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Newstead Roman military complex, 660m WSW of Broomhill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Easter Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
Huntly Burn,earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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