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Early Medieval

Constantine I Scots Raid on Dunbar and Melrose 866

866
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Northumbrian defenders of Lothian
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scottish forces under Constantine I
Outcome
Scottish raid successful; plunder taken from Lothian monasteries
The Battle

History & Significance

Kenneth MacAlpin's successor Constantine I continued the policy of raiding Northumbrian Lothian; raid on Dunbar and Melrose plundered the monastery and carried off tribute establishing Scottish pressure on the Anglian south

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Scheduled Monuments near Constantine I Scots Raid on Dunbar and Melrose 866

Spott Farm,enclosure S of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.8 miles
Meikle Pinkerton,enclosure 500m SSW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.9 miles
Meikle Pinkerton,fort 500m S of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2 miles
Spott Dod,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
Thurston,fort 800m NW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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