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Scots raid on Northumberland 1314

1314
Northumberland, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English communities of Northumberland
VS
Victor
Scots
Outcome
Scottish forces under Edward Bruce, Thomas Randolph and William Soules devastated and burned across Northumberland shortly after Bannockburn, besieging/intimidating Newcastle from a camp at Newburn for three days before continuing into Durham, Richmondshire and Westmorland; northern English communities paid tribute (e.g. Copeland paid 600 marks) to avoid destruction; the raid was followed by Robert Bruce sending peace overtures to Edward II.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scots raid on Northumberland 1314 was a medieval raid, fought in the area of Northumberland, England in 1314. Scots prevailed over English communities of Northumberland. Scottish forces under Edward Bruce, Thomas Randolph and William Soules devastated and burned across Northumberland shortly after Bannockburn, besieging/intimidating Newcastle from a camp at Newburn for three days before continuing into Durham, Richmondshire and Westmorland; northern English communities paid tribute (e.g. Copeland paid 600 marks) to avoid destruction; the raid was followed by Robert Bruce sending peace overtures to Edward II.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Scots raid on Northumberland 1314 lies on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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Scheduled Monuments near Scots raid on Northumberland 1314

Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Ryton village cross is a medieval wayside monument located approximately 160 metres south-east of Ryton parish church in County Durham. The cross represents a type of communal landmark typical of English villages from the medieval period onwards, serving functions both practical and ceremonial wi…

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Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 mi

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 8, between Denton and Blucher in Northumberland, is a section of the Roman frontier defence system constructed under the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. The wall and its associated vallum represent the physical and administrative division of the northern fron…

Ethanol6565 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 mi

Old Hollinside fortified hall house is a fifteenth-century fortified dwelling located in Whickham, County Durham. The structure exemplifies the defensive architecture characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region during the medieval period, when fortified hall houses served both residential…

Ataffo / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 mi

Gibside Hall is a country house in County Durham that represents significant architectural development across the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. The house evolved through successive periods of building and modification, reflecting changing tastes and the aspirations of its successive owners…

John Darch / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 mi

Prudhoe Castle is a Norman fortress situated on the River Tyne in Northumberland, founded in the late twelfth century by the de Umfraville family as a motte-and-bailey stronghold that was subsequently developed with stone fortifications. The castle's most prominent feature is its substantial ston…

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DUNSTON STAITHS
DUNSTON STAITHS
Scheduled monument · ~4.8 mi

Dunston Staiths is a late nineteenth-century coal shipping facility located on the River Tyne near Gateshead, Durham. Built in 1893-1895 to serve the collieries of the Tyne valley, the structure comprises a substantial timber-built loading pier and associated infrastructure designed to transfer c…

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Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
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