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Tudor

Truce Day Brawl at Kershope Foot 1550

1550
Cumberland, England
Also known as: Kershope truce day fight 1550 · Kershope Foot affray 1550
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Uncertain
Forces
Scottish border clans c.100–300.
VS
Victor
Uncertain
Forces
English Warden forces c.100–300
Outcome
A scheduled truce day meeting between English and Scottish wardens at the border stream of Kershope degenerates into a brawl after a disputed verdict
The Battle

History & Significance

Kershope Foot truce-day breakdowns were emblematic of the fundamental failure of border law institutions to control reiver violence through agreed judicial process.

Casualties & Losses

Several men killed in the brawl

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Truce Day Brawl at Kershope Foot 1550

Long Knowe,long cairn
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.4 miles
Carby Hill,settlement
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Ettleton Cemetery, tombstones
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Liddel Castle,Newcastleton
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.2 miles
Kirk Hill,enclosure
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.6 miles
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