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Scottish Raid into Yorkshire, 1316

1316
North Yorkshire, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
North Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkshire (local towns and religious houses)
VS
Victor
Scotland (raiding forces)
Outcome
Scottish raiding forces under Robert Bruce's command crossed the Tees at Barnard Castle around Midsummer 1316 and split into several parties, penetrating deep into North Yorkshire for the first time since Bannockburn. Ripon paid 1,000 marks and gave hostages to avoid destruction; Richmond's nobles negotiated tribute from Richmond Castle; Northallerton was burned, badly damaging the church there; raiders reached as far as Boroughbridge and Knaresborough, within about twenty miles of York. Parish tax valuations in the area (Prima Nova Taxatio) show reductions of 50-98 percent as evidence of the raid's extent.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scottish Raid into Yorkshire, 1316 was a medieval raid, fought in the area of North Yorkshire, England in 1316. Scotland (raiding forces) prevailed over Yorkshire (local towns and religious houses). Scottish raiding forces under Robert Bruce's command crossed the Tees at Barnard Castle around Midsummer 1316 and split into several parties, penetrating deep into North Yorkshire for the first time since Bannockburn. Ripon paid 1,000 marks and gave hostages to avoid destruction; Richmond's nobles negotiated tribute from Richmond Castle; Northallerton was burned, badly damaging the church there; raiders reached as far as Boroughbridge and Knaresborough, within about twenty miles of York. Parish tax valuations in the area (Prima Nova Taxatio) show reductions of 50-98 percent as evidence of the raid's extent. The precise site is not recorded in the surviving sources, so the location shown is approximate.

Approximate location. The precise site is not recorded in the surviving sources, so the marker shows the best available identification.
The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Scottish Raid into Yorkshire, 1316 lies on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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Howden Bridge
Howden Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 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
Medieval market cross 130m south east of Bedale Hall
Medieval market cross 130m south east of Bedale Hall
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 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…

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Sigston Castle: an enclosure castle 400m north of Kirby Sigston church
Sigston Castle: an enclosure castle 400m north of Kirby Sigston church
Scheduled monument · ~6.6 mi

Sigston Castle is a medieval enclosure castle situated approximately four hundred metres north of Kirby Sigston church in North Yorkshire. The site comprises an earthwork defence consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a residential or administrative compound, typical of…

Mick Garratt / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Lime kilns 400m south west of Furlands
Lime kilns 400m south west of Furlands
Scheduled monument · ~6.9 mi

Lime kilns 400m south west of Furlands is a group of industrial monuments located in Yorkshire, England. The kilns date from the post-medieval period and represent the exploitation of local limestone resources for the production of quicklime, which had widespread applications in agriculture, cons…

Matthew Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Middleton Quernhow Hall
Middleton Quernhow Hall
Scheduled monument · ~7 mi

Middleton Quernhow Hall is a moated site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement and defensive organisation characteristic of the medieval period. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive feature that was widely adopted during the medieval centuries, pa…

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Tanfield Bridge
Tanfield Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~7.6 mi

Tanfield Bridge is a stone arch bridge located in County Durham, spanning the River Tanfield. The bridge dates from the seventeenth century and represents an important example of early modern masonry bridge construction in the region. Its single segmental arch and robust stone construction reflec…

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Swainby medieval settlement, Premonstratensian abbey, grange and field system, immediately east of Swainby Grove
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Aiskew Roman villa, 550m west of Aiskew Grange
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
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