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Halidon Hill
Halidon Hill shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | NT968548 |
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| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Halidon Hill is a summit, about 2 miles (3 km) west of the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the border of England and Scotland. It reaches 600 feet (180 m) high. The name of the hill indicates that it once had a fortification on its top. At the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, Edward III of England used longbow-men on the heights of the hill to defeat the Scottish army led by Archibald the "Tyneman" Douglas, regent of Scotland.