King Charles I Camp (Horncliffe)
[Name NT 94245133] Site of [TI] King Charles I Camp [GT] AD 1639 [TI]. (1)
In May and June 1639 King Charles I encaped on 'an open tract of slightly undulating ground, on the right (or English) bank of the Tweed, opposite to Paxton, and extending southwards to a farmhouse called The Birks'. (2)
The camp extended eastwards from Bankhead and included within its perimeter a point called 'King's Cave'. (3)
The topographical description agrees with the O.S. siting generally, but there is no trace of earthworks. 'King's Cave' is not known locally. (4)
In May and June 1639 King Charles I encaped on 'an open tract of slightly undulating ground, on the right (or English) bank of the Tweed, opposite to Paxton, and extending southwards to a farmhouse called The Birks'. (2)
The camp extended eastwards from Bankhead and included within its perimeter a point called 'King's Cave'. (3)
The topographical description agrees with the O.S. siting generally, but there is no trace of earthworks. 'King's Cave' is not known locally. (4)
N2407
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D Smith
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