Albie Thorn
Battle Site (16th Century)
Site Name Albie Thorn
Classification Battle Site (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bell Of Albie
Canmore ID 66847
Site Number NY18SW 4
NGR NY 1101 8430
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66847
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Applegarth
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY18SW 4 1101 8430.
(NY 1101 8430) Albie Thorn (NR) (Site of) Bell of Albie, slain 7th Dec. 1593.
OS 6" map (1957)
A thorn, planted, it is said, to mark the spot where Bell of Albie fell on the 7th December 1593 while in pursuit of the Maxwells after the battle of Dryfe Sands, was still standing in 1898.
NSA 1845 (W Dunbar); Name Book 1857
No trace: the site lies in a flat arable field.
Visited by OS (RD) 19 May 1966.
