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Scottish Raids During the Anarchy (1138-1157)

1138
North Riding, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
North Riding, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
King Stephen of England
VS
Victor
David I of Scotland (militarily defeated at the Battle of the Standard but secured territorial gains)
Outcome
Despite Scottish defeat at the Battle of the Standard (22 August 1138), the Treaty of Durham (1139) ceded Northumberland (to David's son Henry) and confirmed Scottish control of Carlisle and Cumbria; Scotland held these territories until Henry II reclaimed Northumberland and Cumbria from Malcolm IV in 1157.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scottish Raids During the Anarchy (1138-1157) was a medieval campaign, fought in the area of North Riding, England in 1138. David I of Scotland (militarily defeated at the Battle of the Standard but secured territorial gains) prevailed over King Stephen of England. Despite Scottish defeat at the Battle of the Standard (22 August 1138), the Treaty of Durham (1139) ceded Northumberland (to David's son Henry) and confirmed Scottish control of Carlisle and Cumbria; Scotland held these territories until Henry II reclaimed Northumberland and Cumbria from Malcolm IV in 1157.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Scottish Raids During the Anarchy (1138-1157) lies on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Scottish Raids During the Anarchy (1138-1157)

Medieval market cross 130m south east of Bedale Hall
Medieval market cross 130m south east of Bedale Hall
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

The market cross is a Medieval monument located approximately 130 metres south-east of Bedale Hall in North Yorkshire. The structure dates from the Medieval period and served as a focal point for the commercial and civic life of Bedale, functioning as the setting for the town's market transaction…

User Mick Knapton on en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Kilgram Bridge
Kilgram Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~4.8 mi

Kilgram Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in North Yorkshire, England. The bridge spans the River Ure and dates from the fourteenth century, representing an important example of medieval bridge construction in the northern counties. Built with a single arch of coursed stone, the structure…

Gordon Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Howden Bridge
Howden Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~5.8 mi

Howden Bridge is a stone arch bridge located in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, which dates from the medieval period. The bridge crosses the River Derwent and represents an important example of medieval bridge construction in the region. Its design reflects the practical engineering requirement…

David Rogers / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Market cross in Masham
Market cross in Masham
Scheduled monument · ~5.9 mi

Market cross in Masham is a medieval market cross situated in the market place of the North Yorkshire town. The structure dates from the fifteenth century and represents a characteristic example of the stone market crosses that served as focal points for urban commerce and civic authority in medi…

Rosser1954 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard
Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~5.9 mi

Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard is a fragmentary stone monument of medieval date, likely belonging to the Anglo-Saxon or early medieval period based on its form and construction. The shaft survives as a single stone element, characteristic of the cross monuments that once stood prominently in…

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Jervaulx Cistercian Abbey, site of post-Dissolution grand house and gardens and World War II storage structures
Jervaulx Cistercian Abbey, site of post-Dissolution grand house and gardens and World War II storage structures
Scheduled monument · ~6.1 mi

Jervaulx Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, which developed into one of the major religious houses of northern England. The abbey was dissolved in 1537 during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, after which the site underwent c…

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Aiskew Roman villa, 550m west of Aiskew Grange
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Round barrow 1/3 mile (540m) SW of Black Horse Inn
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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