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Tudor

Maxwell Raid on Carlisle Environs 1570

1570
Cumberland, England
Also known as: Maxwell reiver raid Carlisle 1570 · Lord Maxwell cross-border raid 1570
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English West March communities
Forces
English West March defenders c.100–300.
VS
Victor
Maxwell clan
Forces
Maxwell clan raiders c.200–500
Outcome
Lord Maxwell leads a large-scale Scottish raid into the English West March burning several villages within five miles of Carlisle
The Battle

History & Significance

Maxwell raids on the Carlisle environs in 1570 were conducted partly as retaliation for English interference in Scottish affairs during the regency and highlighted the porous nature of the Western March.

Casualties & Losses

Several English killed; multiple villages burned

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Maxwell Raid on Carlisle Environs 1570

Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
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