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Bothwell Bridge
Battle Site (17th Century)
Site Name Bothwell Bridge
Classification Battle Site (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Battle Of Bothwell Bridge
Canmore ID 45690
Site Number NS75NW 5
NGR NS 712 576
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45690
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS75NW 5 712 576
For adjacent (to NW) Bothwell Bridge, see NS75NW 8.
(NS 712 576) Site of the Battle of (NAT)
Bothwell Bridge (NR) 22nd June 1679 (NAT)
OS 6" map (1958)
On the 22nd June 1679, the Covenanters' army was camped at Hamilton on the south side of the River Clyde, their cannon commanding the bridge known as Bothwell Bridge. A Royalist army commanded by the Duke of Monmouth was encamped on the north side of the river, within a quarter of a mile of the bridge, and then bombarded it until the Covenanters ran out of powder with which to reply. While the Covenanters were still preparing for battle, Monmouth's forces crossed the bridge and advanced, throwing the Covenant forces into disorder. Almost at once 1,200 men surrendered and the rest fled.
M Brander 1975
A Covenanter's wooden helmet and powder horn, found before 1888 are in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow.
Information from A S Robertson 13 May 1951
This battlefield was included in a nation-wide study of key battle sites. A detailed gazetteer was created by The Battlefield Trust, which includes an historical overview of each site, detailed assessments of the action and its location and the number of troops involved, casualties, sources of information and an interpretation of the events and its impact on history. For more detail see the gazetteer and associated materials - MS 2522.
G Foard, T Partida 2005.
