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Scottish Recovery of Edinburgh Castle, 1341

1341
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
England
Forces
Douglas led a small party (his men) disguised as merchants/sailors who smuggled armed men into the castle in wagons or aboard a supply vessel, aided by townspeople of Edinburgh who joined the assault once the gates were forced open
VS
Victor
Scotland
Forces
Not recorded precisely
Outcome
Edinburgh Castle, held by the English since 1335, was retaken by Scottish forces under William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale, giving him control of southern Scotland from Dumfries to the Merse and contributing to the wider Scottish resurgence that led to David II's return and the fall of Stirling and Roxburgh the following year
The Battle

History & Significance

A medieval raid fought in 1341 Scotland. Recorded strengths: Not recorded precisely; Douglas led a small party (his men) disguised as merchants/sailors who smuggled armed men into the castle in wagons or aboard a supply v….

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Casualties & Losses

Not recorded numerically; sources state the English garrison defenders were killed, with many thrown from the castle rock

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scottish Recovery of Edinburgh Castle, 1341

Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Blackford Hill, fort and settlement
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 miles
Craiglockhart Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Wester Craiglockhart Hill, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.6 miles
Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.7 miles
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