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Scots raids 1336-1340 into Northumberland

1336
Northumberland, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English communities of Northumberland
VS
Victor
Scots (intermittently)
Outcome
Sustained Scottish raiding during the Second War of Scottish Independence caused repeated devastation to Northumberland communities; after Edward III's attention turned to France (Hundred Years' War began 1337), Scottish raiding resumed and the county was devastated again.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scots raids 1336-1340 into Northumberland was a medieval campaign, fought in the area of Northumberland, England in 1336. Scots (intermittently) prevailed over English communities of Northumberland. Sustained Scottish raiding during the Second War of Scottish Independence caused repeated devastation to Northumberland communities; after Edward III's attention turned to France (Hundred Years' War began 1337), Scottish raiding resumed and the county was devastated again.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Scots raids 1336-1340 into Northumberland lies on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Scots raids 1336-1340 into Northumberland

Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay Tower
Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay Tower
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay Tower is a standing stone cross of medieval date located in Northumberland. The monument survives as a substantial upright shaft and is typical of wayside crosses that once marked routes, boundaries, or served devotional purposes in the medieval landsca…

Milestone Society / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt
Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 mi

Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Northumberland. The monument comprises a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a widespread funerary monument form dating to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows commonly contained inhumation or cremation burials, o…

Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters
Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 mi

A defended settlement, 450m north-north-west of Ferney Chesters, is a prehistoric fortified enclosure situated in Northumberland. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a settlement defended by substantial banks and ditches, typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Britain. Such e…

Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall
Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 mi

Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall, is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in the uplands of Northumberland. The site comprises an upright stone slab positioned adjacent to a substantial round cairn, indicative of Bronze Age burial practices when su…

Andrew Curtis / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Defended settlement on Slate Hill, 300m north west of Bolam Lake
Defended settlement on Slate Hill, 300m north west of Bolam Lake
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

The defended settlement on Slate Hill, located 300 metres north west of Bolam Lake in Northumberland, is an Iron Age enclosed settlement comprising a univallate hilltop enclosure. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch system, characteristics typical of Iron Age fortified se…

Phil Thirkell / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange
Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 mi

This site is a complex of Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement located approximately 550 metres north-east of Shaftoe Grange in Northumberland. The Iron Age component comprises a defended settlement of prehistoric date, whilst Romano-British occupation layers and structures…

Andrew Curtis / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Round cairn 680m north east of Bygate Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
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