Forts · North East England
Homildon Hill
In or near Akeld.
Homildon Hill is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw · 9.5 km
About
Homildon Hill is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 55.5590°, -2.0518°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Battle of Holmedon Hill or Battle of Homildon Hill was a conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September 1402 in Northumberland, England. The battle was recounted in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. Although Humbleton Hill is the modern name of the site, over the centuries it has been variously named Homildon, Hameldun, Holmedon, and Homilheugh.
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Background
History
During the time leading to the repudiation of the Truce of Leulinghem, both Kingdoms began to raid the other. On 22 June 1402, a small force backed by the Scots government, returning from one such raid, was attacked and defeated by George Dunbar, the Earl of March's son, at the Battle of Nesbit Moor, at which no quarter was given. Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, arguably the most militarily powerful man in Scotland, and a key part of the Duke of Albany's administration, used the pretext of Nesbit Moor to lead a punitive expedition into England. With Murdoch of Fife, Albany's son, Douglas's army marched as far as Newcastle to avenge the battle. At the head of 10,000 men, he laid…
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- Coordinates
- 55.5590, -2.0518
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Akeld
- Postcode
- NE71 6SZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw — 9.5 km
Sources
- osm: n1003602179 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Battle of Homildon Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Walter Paget - Charge of the Scots at Homildon Hill AD 1402.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Homildon Hill?
- Homildon Hill is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode NE71 6SZ), in the parish of Akeld.
- What is Homildon Hill?
- Homildon Hill is a fort in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Homildon Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, about 9.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE71 6SZ.
- Is Homildon Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Homildon Hill is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Homildon Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE71 6SZ. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.