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Early Medieval

Pict vs Northumbria — Battle near Aberlady 671

671
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish Lothian defenders
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Northumbrian forces under young Ecgfrith
Outcome
Northumbrian success; Pictish coastal positions reduced
The Battle

History & Significance

Northumbrian forces under Ecgfrith fought Pictish groups holding the Lothian coast near Aberlady; part of the sustained Northumbrian drive to dominate the southern Picts and control access to the Firth of Forth

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pict vs Northumbria — Battle near Aberlady 671

Barberfield, enclosure 400m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.4 miles
Begbie Wood,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.3 miles
Bolton,fort 310m NNW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.7 miles
Kirklands,enclosure 250m E of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~3.8 miles
Winton Hill,enclosure
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~3.8 miles
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