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Kale Water

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Kale Water was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Kale Water lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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Roman Britain
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Stat Accounts
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Scheduled Monuments near Kale Water

Morebattle Hill,fort
Morebattle Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 mi

Morebattle Hill fort is an Iron Age hilltop settlement in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The fort occupies a naturally commanding position on bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, predominantly mafic lava and tuff formed during the Devonian period. This volcanic geology prov…

Hownam Rings, fort, settlement, stone row and linear earthwork
Hownam Rings, fort, settlement, stone row and linear earthwork
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 mi

Hownam Rings is an Iron Age fort and settlement complex in Roxburghshire, Scotland, built upon Devonian mafic lava and tuff bedrock. The site comprises multiple defensive elements: concentric ramparts that enclose the fort proper, a separate stone row, and a linear earthwork that extends beyond t…

Thowliestane Hill,fort
Thowliestane Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 mi

Thowliestane Hill is a hilltop fort dating to the Iron Age, situated in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The site occupies a commanding position on bedrock composed of Devonian mafic lava and tuff, volcanic rocks that form part of the ancient geological foundation of this region. This natur…

Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system
Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2 mi

Elliesheugh is a post-medieval farmstead and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of agricultural settlement and associated land division from the early modern period, preserved as part of the region's rural heritage. The farmstead demonstrates the patte…

Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh
Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.4 mi

Mow Law is a post-medieval enclosure and field system located north-east of Mowhaugh in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The monument lies upon bedrock of Silurian to Devonian age, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Devonian period. This ancient volcanic geology provides the u…

Andrew's Knowe,cairn
Andrew's Knowe,cairn
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

Andrew's Knowe is a cairn located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lava and tuff formed during the Devonian period. This underlying geology of volcanic origin has supported the landscape in which the…

Braemoor Knowe, cultivation terraces
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Hownam Law,fort and cairn
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
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Battles near Kale Water

Raid on the Borders by English during Interregnum 1291
1291
~2.1 miles away
Cessford Warden Enforcement — Middle March 1598
1598
~2.1 miles away
Battle of Degsastan, 603 AD (Aedan mac Gabrain vs Aethelfrith)
603
~6.1 miles away
Battle of Nesbit Moor
1355
~7.4 miles away
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