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Action at Earnside

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here at a site apparently called "Black Earnside". However it is not clear that this has any basis in contemporary records, and raises some problems, among them that Wallace was at the
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Even its location is uncertain. Contemporary records describe it as taking place at "Yrenside". This is usually interpreted to mean "Earnside", i.e. somewhere on the banks of the
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There is mention in English records of compensation being paid for a horse lost in a flight from William Wallace below "Yrenside". There is also mention of the Constable of
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miles (7 km) upstream of the site. The National Record of the Historic Environment (Canmore) states "There is no good historical evidence for this battle".
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the following month, and the Earldom of Pembroke was vacant at that time. The name "Black Earnside" is not mentioned on the
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in September 1304. Not much is known about it, but it is significant as the last action known to be fought by
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Plaque commemorating 'Black Earnside' near Newburgh, Fife, 27 July 2013
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To complicate matters further, there is a plaque at NO 26298 19407 in
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maps of the area and the site is not in any case in Earnside, the
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Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland
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Index

Wars of Scottish Independence
William Wallace
River Earn
Sidlaw Hills
Dundee

Fife
Newburgh
Gauldry
Earl of Pembroke
Battle of Falkirk
Ordnance Survey
River Earn
River Tay
Calendar of Documents
https://canmore.org.uk/event/684913
Categories
Battles of the Wars of Scottish Independence
Conflicts in 1304
1304 in Scotland
Battles between England and Scotland

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