Bundington Siege Camp

Has been described as a Certain Siege Work

There are no visible remains

NameBundington Siege Camp
Alternative NamesBondington
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishBerwick upon Tweed

In 1333 Edward Balloil besieged Berwick before the town surrendered to him. Documentary evidence has been found identifying the siege camp as being Bundington, identified as Bondington, which is to the north of the present Castle Terrace to the north-west of Berwick Castle. Comparison with contemporary accounts of siege camps suggests that these often took the form a large self-contained settlement, and substantial remains probably exist beneath the surface. (PastScape)

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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNT992538
Latitude55.776611328125
Longitude-2.01374006271362
Eastings399200
Northings653800
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Journals

  • Caroline Shenton, 2001, 'The Location of the Siege Camp at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1333' Archaeologia Aeliana (ser5) Vol. 29 p. 253-5