Battle Of Carham 1016 (Carham)
[Name NT 833387] Site of [T.I.] Battle of Carham [N.R.]
A.D. 1016. (1)
The date of the battle, between the English and the Scots, is variously given as 1016 and 1018. Earl Uhtred, the English leader, however, is known to have been killed in 1016. (2)
The site adjacent to Wark may not be incorrect as the name implies. Richard of Hexham, in 1133, alluded to 'Carham which by the English is called Wark'. (3)
Additional references. (4-7)
The site of the Battle of Carham is located in Carham in Northumberland. The battle was fought in 1018 between King Malcolm of Scotland and Earl Uchtred of Northumbria. The battle resulted in a victory for the Scots and also that the Scottish border became established at the River Tweed. The location of the battle is traditionally placed to the south of Tweed between Wark and Cornhill rather than at Carham itself. (8a)
The National Grid Reference for the site of the battle is: NT833387. (8b)
A.D. 1016. (1)
The date of the battle, between the English and the Scots, is variously given as 1016 and 1018. Earl Uhtred, the English leader, however, is known to have been killed in 1016. (2)
The site adjacent to Wark may not be incorrect as the name implies. Richard of Hexham, in 1133, alluded to 'Carham which by the English is called Wark'. (3)
Additional references. (4-7)
The site of the Battle of Carham is located in Carham in Northumberland. The battle was fought in 1018 between King Malcolm of Scotland and Earl Uchtred of Northumbria. The battle resulted in a victory for the Scots and also that the Scottish border became established at the River Tweed. The location of the battle is traditionally placed to the south of Tweed between Wark and Cornhill rather than at Carham itself. (8a)
The National Grid Reference for the site of the battle is: NT833387. (8b)
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GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, Carham 2019; Bernician Studies Group
MEASURED SURVEY, NHPP Battlefields Project ; English Heritage
MEASURED SURVEY, NHPP Battlefields Project ; English Heritage
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