Place:


Halidon Hill  Northumberland

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Halidon Hill like this:

HALIDON HILL, an eminence on the N verge of Northumberland; rising gradually from the river Tweed, 2 miles W of Berwick. A battle was fought here in 1333 between the English and the Scots; and is the subject of a drama by Sir Walter Scott.

Additional information about this locality is available for Berwick upon Tweed

Halidon Hill through time

Halidon Hill is now part of Berwick upon Tweed district. Click here for graphs and data of how Berwick upon Tweed has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Halidon Hill itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Halidon Hill, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25090

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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