Battles in Scottish Borders
11 battles fought in Scottish Borders (Scotland), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in Scottish Borders?
This site maps 11 battles in Scottish Borders, from the Battle of Darnick to the Battle of Philiphaugh (1645).
How many battlefields in Scottish Borders are officially listed?
3 of them are on the Inventory of Historic Battlefields (Historic Environment Scotland): Battle of Darnick, Battle of Ancrum Moor, Battle of Philiphaugh. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Anglo-Scottish Wars (6).
All battles in Scottish Borders
- Battle of Darnick · officially listed battlefield
- Action at Happrew 1304Wars of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Skaithmuir 1316First War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Duns 1372Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Nesbit Moor 1402Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Piperdean 1436Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Hornshole 1514tudor
- Battle of Haddon Rig 1542Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Ancrum Moor 1545Anglo-Scottish Wars · officially listed battlefield
- Raid of the Redeswire 1575Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Philiphaugh 1645Wars of the Three Kingdoms · officially listed battlefield
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.