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Tudor

Dacre Raid on Hollows (Gilnockie) Tower, 1528

1528
Cumberland, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Cumberland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie and the Armstrongs of Liddesdale/Debatable Land
VS
Victor
Sir Christopher Dacre (English, deputy to the Warden of the West March)
Outcome
An English retaliatory raid led by Dacre burned Hollows (Gilnockie) Tower, home of the border reiver Johnnie Armstrong, and other Scottish border settlements in the ongoing tit-for-tat raiding between the Dacres (Wardens of the English West March) and the Armstrongs; contemporary accounts also record an English force being ambushed and badly mauled by Armstrong's men on a related foray that year.
The Battle

History & Significance

Dacre Raid on Hollows (Gilnockie) Tower, 1528 was a Tudor raid, fought at Cumberland, Scotland in 1528. Sir Christopher Dacre (English, deputy to the Warden of the West March) prevailed over Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie and the Armstrongs of Liddesdale/Debatable Land. An English retaliatory raid led by Dacre burned Hollows (Gilnockie) Tower, home of the border reiver Johnnie Armstrong, and other Scottish border settlements in the ongoing tit-for-tat raiding between the Dacres (Wardens of the English West March) and the Armstrongs; contemporary accounts also record an English force being ambushed and badly mauled by Armstrong's men on a related foray that year.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Dacre Raid on Hollows (Gilnockie) Tower, 1528 lies on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

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Scheduled Monuments near Dacre Raid on Hollows (Gilnockie) Tower, 1528

Gilnockie Castle, earthwork NE of Gilnockie Bridge
Gilnockie Castle, earthwork NE of Gilnockie Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Gilnockie Castle is a medieval earthwork castle site located in Dumfriesshire, near Gilnockie Bridge. The monument comprises the substantial remains of fortifications built upon a naturally elevated position, from which defenders could command the surrounding landscape. The castle's location refl…

Broomholm, Roman fort
Broomholm, Roman fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 mi

Broomholm is a Roman fort situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, positioned on bedrock of the Inverclyde Group. This geological formation, dating from the Osagean period, comprises alternating layers of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that would have provided a stable foundation for the fort's co…

Broomholm,farmstead 400m E of
Broomholm,farmstead 400m E of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.1 mi

Broomholm is a post-medieval farmstead situated 400 metres east of Broomholm in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by sandstone, siltstone and mudstone of the Inverclyde Group, sedimentary rocks deposited during the Osagean period of the Carboniferous era. These…

Park House,cairn 730m SSE of
Park House,cairn 730m SSE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 mi

Park House is a cairn situated 730 metres south-south-east of Park House in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument lies upon Permian bedrock composed of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological deposits formed during the Permian period when this region lay beneath shallow sea…

Broomholmshiels,farmstead 1000m E of
Broomholmshiels,farmstead 1000m E of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.3 mi

Broomholmshiels is a post-medieval farmstead located approximately one kilometre east of Closeburn in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by sandstone, siltstone and mudstone of the Inverclyde Group, sedimentary rocks deposited during the Carboniferous period. This locally a…

Woodslee,burial mound 250m SW of
Woodslee,burial mound 250m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 mi

Woodslee is a burial mound located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock formed from Triassic sandstones and conglomerates, deposited over 200 million years ago when this region lay beneath warm inland seas. The underlying geology of interbedded sandstone and conglom…

Gilnockie Roman Camp, 300m SW of New Woodhead
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Old Irvine,settlement 600m NNW of
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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