Wallace Sites 3

WALLACE SITES - EAST OF SCOTLAND

South East Scotland and Northern England:

C1. Abbeytown, Holm Cultram Abbey – Edward's brain and entrails buried here in 1307. Possibly visited by Wallace.

C2. Burgh by Sands – pillar marks where Edward Longshanks died in 1307.

C3. Carlisle Cathedral – Edward here in the days before his death.

C4. Lanercost Priory – visited by both Edward and Wallace (in 1297). The Chronicles remain a source for historians – though bias is evident.

C5. Hexham – Wallace wrote a letter of protection 7th Nov 1297.

C6. Newcastle – Wallace attacked the castle. One quarter of his body was sent here.

C7. Rothbury Forest – Wallace based his men here during the invasion of England in 1297.

C8. Alnwick – Wallace attacked the castle here during 1297.

C9. Norham Castle – Edward based here in 1291 during the debate over the kingship of Scotland.

C10. Berwick – Sacked by Edward Longshanks following the siege in 1296. One quarter of Wallace's body was displayed here in 1305.

C11. Coldstream – Edward invaded Scotland at the ford in 1296.

C12. Dryburgh – giant statue of Wallace on the hillside above the abbey.

C13. Selkirk – ruins of Kirk of the Forest where Wallace may have been created Guardian.

C14. Caddonlea – where the Scottish army mustered before the battle of Dunbar in 1296.

C15. Happrew – Wallace defeated here during 1304.

Not on the map:

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