BattlefieldsMar Regency Border Skirmishes 1571-1572
Tudor

Mar Regency Border Skirmishes 1571-1572

1571
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
Outcome
During the regency of John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1571-1572), supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots (the Marian party) and the King's party governing for the infant James VI conducted ongoing, inconclusive skirmishing across the Scottish Borders. A documented example is the Raid of Jedburgh in June 1571, when an English force under Sir William Drury, Marshal of Berwick, intervened on behalf of the King's party and destroyed Jedburgh Castle, held by the Marian supporter Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst.
The Battle

History & Significance

Mar Regency Border Skirmishes 1571-1572 was a Tudor campaign, fought in Scotland in 1571. During the regency of John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1571-1572), supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots (the Marian party) and the King's party governing for the infant James VI conducted ongoing, inconclusive skirmishing across the Scottish Borders. A documented example is the Raid of Jedburgh in June 1571, when an English force under Sir William Drury, Marshal of Berwick, intervened on behalf of the King's party and destroyed Jedburgh Castle, held by the Marian supporter Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst. The precise site is not recorded in the surviving sources, so the location shown is approximate.

Approximate location. The precise site is not recorded in the surviving sources, so the marker shows the best available identification.
The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Mar Regency Border Skirmishes 1571-1572 lies on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Mar Regency Border Skirmishes 1571-1572

Timpendean,tower & earthwork
Timpendean,tower & earthwork
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

Timpendean is a tower and earthwork located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by sandstone and conglomerate of the Stratheden Group, Late Devonian in age, typical geology of the Scottish Border…

Jedburgh Abbey, 50m ESE of Abbey House
Jedburgh Abbey, 50m ESE of Abbey House
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 mi

Jedburgh Abbey is a medieval monastic ruin situated 50 metres east-south-east of Abbey House in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The abbey stands on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down in the Late Devonian period. This geologically stable found…

Remains of medieval bridge below Ancrum Old Bridge
Remains of medieval bridge below Ancrum Old Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 mi

The Remains of the medieval bridge below Ancrum Old Bridge is a substantial stone structure located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, positioned beneath the later Ancrum Old Bridge which itself dates to the eighteenth century. The medieval bridge represents an important crossing point over the River Te…

Ancrum,market cross
Ancrum,market cross
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 mi

Ancrum Market Cross is a market cross situated in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that underlies much of this part of the border country. Market crosses served as…

Mantle Walls, Ancrum, bishop's palace
Mantle Walls, Ancrum, bishop's palace
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Mantle Walls is a bishop's palace situated at Ancrum in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by Stratheden Group bedrock, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided local building stone. As the residence of a bishop, the palac…

Castle Hill, fort
Castle Hill, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.5 mi

Castle Hill, fort is an Iron Age hillfold positioned on high ground in Roxburghshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The fort occupies a naturally defensible location, its prominence enhanced by the underlying geology of mafic igneous rock from the Carboniferous to Permian per…

Knowesouth Burn, earthwork
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Jedburgh Franciscan Friary
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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