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Roxburgh Fort English Occupation 1547-1550

1547
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
occupation
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
Outcome
The fort was destroyed in 1550 under the terms of the Treaty of Boulogne, with demolition carried out in 1551; it was never rebuilt by either side.
The Battle

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Roxburgh Fort English Occupation 1547-1550 was a Tudor occupation, fought in Scotland in 1547. The fort was destroyed in 1550 under the terms of the Treaty of Boulogne, with demolition carried out in 1551; it was never rebuilt by either side.

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The ground they fought on

The site of Roxburgh Fort English Occupation 1547-1550 lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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Scheduled Monuments near Roxburgh Fort English Occupation 1547-1550

Wallace's Tower
Wallace's Tower
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 mi

Wallace's Tower is a late medieval tower structure located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The tower dates to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and stands as a substantial stone-built fortification typical of the border region during this period. It is associated with the Wallace family, one of the…

Pinnaclehill Farm,burial mound & cists 90m NW of
Pinnaclehill Farm,burial mound & cists 90m NW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.7 mi

Pinnaclehill Farm burial mound and cists is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a burial mound with associated stone burial chambers, or cists, situated approximately 90 metres north-west of the farm buildings. The site lies on bedrock of the…

Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 mi

Roxburgh Castle is a ruined medieval fortress situated on a strategic peninsula formed by the confluence of the Rivers Tweed and Teviot in the Scottish Borders. The castle was established in the 12th century and developed as a royal stronghold of considerable importance, particularly during the A…

Old Roxburgh,deserted town between River Teviot & River Tweed
Old Roxburgh,deserted town between River Teviot & River Tweed
Scheduled monument · ~2 mi

Old Roxburgh is a deserted medieval town situated on a peninsula formed by the confluence of the River Teviot and River Tweed in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site occupies a strategically prominent position where these two major river valleys meet, with the underlying bedrock composed of Invercly…

Round barrow, pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of Eckford Mill
Round barrow, pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of Eckford Mill
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.5 mi

The Round Barrow, Pit Circle, Enclosure and Pit 180m Southwest of Eckford Mill is a scheduled monument in Roxburghshire, comprising Bronze Age and post-medieval elements located on the rolling border landscape between England and Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Lat…

Haughhead Kip,mound
Haughhead Kip,mound
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

Haughhead Kip is a mound situated in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The monument stands on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation dating to the Late Devonian period composed of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This stable foundation of sedimentary rock has supporte…

Kelso Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Whitmuirhaugh,settlement & cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 miles
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Capture of Roxburgh (1314)
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