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Bundington Siege Camp

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Bondington

In the civil parish of Berwick upon Tweed.
In the historic county of Berwick upon Tweed (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

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.

This site has been described as a;
Siege Work.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NT992538

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PastScape number; 1396863

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