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Burning of Hexham by Scots

1070
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Scottish sack of Hexham 1070 · Malcolm burns Hexham
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hexham community
Forces
Hexham garrison c.50–100
VS
Victor
Malcolm III of Scotland
Forces
Malcolm III c.500–1,000
Outcome
Hexham burned; priory sacked; population enslaved
The Battle

History & Significance

Malcolm burned Hexham during his 1070 raid, compounding the devastation already inflicted by the Harrying and leaving Northumberland with a double catastrophe that would take generations to reverse.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Burning of Hexham by Scots

Hexham Manor Office (or gaol)
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Hexham Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Linnels (or Linnolds) Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Motte castle, 170m west of Warden parish church
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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