Boldon, Scottish army camp
Boldon, Scottish army camp
HER Number
10888
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Boldon, Scottish army camp
Place
Boldon
Map Sheet
nz236s
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Military Camp
Site Type: Specific
Army Camp
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
There was a small Scottish garrison based at Boldon. On 24 March 1644 Scottish troops assembled at Boldon Hills. Robert Douglas, who was based at Boldon Hills kept a diary recording the troops movements.
Easting
435200
Northing
561100
Grid Reference
NZ435200561100
Sources
M.M. Meikle and C.M. Newman, 2007, Sunderland and its Origins - monks to mariners, pp. 126-128