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Tudor

Scots Reiver Raid on Bewcastle Waste 1555

1555
Cumberland, England
Also known as: Bewcastle Waste raid 1555 · Scottish reiver attack Bewcastle Waste 1555
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Bewcastle Waste tenants
Forces
Bewcastle tenants c.50–150.
VS
Victor
Scottish reivers
Forces
Scottish reivers c.100–300
Outcome
Scottish reivers raid the sparsely populated Bewcastle Waste, burning peel towers and driving off livestock
The Battle

History & Significance

The Bewcastle Waste was chronically exposed to Scottish reiving due to its remoteness from English warden forces, and the 1555 raid typified its perpetual insecurity.

Casualties & Losses

Several tenants killed; peel towers burned

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scots Reiver Raid on Bewcastle Waste 1555

Crew Castle bastle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Antonstown medieval dispersed settlement 450m south east of Crew Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
The Hill medieval dispersed settlement and an early post-medieval settlement 400m east of Ashycroft
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Grey Hill 930m south east of Ashycroft
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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