Battle Of Arkinholm
Battle Site (15th Century)
Site Name Battle Of Arkinholm
Classification Battle Site (15th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Langholm
Canmore ID 67657
Site Number NY38SE 15
NGR NY 36 84
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/67657
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Langholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY38SE 15 36 84.
The battle of Arkinholm, 1 May 1455, was fought where the town of Langholm now stands (NY 36 84). The Douglas earldom was a menace to the Crown, and when the Earl was forced into England his brothers. Earls of Moray, and Ormond, opposed, and were defeated by, the royal army, itself under the command of a Douglas, the Earl of Angus.
J and R Hyslop 1912; RCAHMS 1920.
