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Early Medieval

Kenneth MacAlpin Sacks Dunbar and Melrose on Raid 849

849
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbria
Forces
Northumbrian defenders
VS
Victor
Kenneth MacAlpin
Forces
Scottish forces under Kenneth MacAlpin
Outcome
Successful Scottish raids; plunder taken; no territorial gain
The Battle

History & Significance

Kenneth mac Alpin conducted six raids into Anglian Lothian and Northumbria between 849 and 858; these raids demonstrated the newly-forged Scottish kingdom asserting itself against Northumbrian Angles

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Kenneth MacAlpin Sacks Dunbar and Melrose on Raid 849

Bonchester Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.5 miles
Bonchester Hill,earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Dykeheads,homestead moat
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Dykeraw Tower,Southdean
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Iron Castle,earthwork
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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