Tyne and Wear HER(10888): Boldon, Scottish army camp - Details
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S Tyneside
Boldon, Scottish army camp
Boldon
nz236s
Defence
Military Camp
Army Camp
POST MEDIEVAL
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Documentary Evidence
There was a small Scottish garrison based at Boldon. On 24 March 1644 Scottish troops assembled at Boldon Hills. Robert Douglas, who was based at Boldon Hills kept a diary recording the troops movements.
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M.M. Meikle and C.M. Newman, 2007, Sunderland and its Origins - monks to mariners, pp. 126-128