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Great Raid of 1322 — Scottish Advance to Byland Abbey

1322
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Scottish raid after Byland 1322 · Scots sack Yorkshire 1322
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkshire communities
Forces
English civilian communities unable to resist
VS
Victor
Scottish raiders under Robert Bruce
Forces
Scottish army under Robert Bruce
Outcome
Following Byland defeat Edward II fled from Rievaulx; Scots raided south into Yorkshire; abbeys paid ransoms; Durham and Yorkshire ransomed for large sums
The Battle

History & Significance

The Great Raid of 1322 showed English inability to defend the north; abbeys like Byland, Rievaulx and Fountains paid protection money to Bruce; this humiliation ultimately led to the Shameful Peace of 1328

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Great Raid of 1322 — Scottish Advance to Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management earthworks, enclosures, ancillary buildings and quarries
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Roulston Scar Iron Age promontory fort
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Section of the Cleave Dyke system 200m south east of Yorkshire Gliding Club
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Hood Hill motte and bailey
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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