Halidon Hill
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| Halidon Hill | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 The trig point on Halidon Hill | |
| Summit: | 535 feet NT968548 55°47’13"N, 2°3’7"W |
Halidon Hill is a summit about two miles west of the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the Liberties of Berwick in Northumberland, very close to the bounds of Berwickshire. The hill reaches 535 feet.
The remains of an Iron Age settlement have been found on the hill.[1]
At the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, Edward III of England used longbowmen on the heights of the hill to defeat the Scottish army led by Archibald the "Tyneman" Douglas, Regent of Scotland, who was riding to relieve the siege of Berwick, then ongoing. The defeat of Douglas at Halidon Hill enabled Edward to capture Berwick shortly afterwards.
Outside links
- Historic England: The Battlefield of Halidon Hill
- GOOGLE book: "Halidon hill: a dramatic sketch from Scottish history" by Sir Walter Scott