Harraton, Scottish army camp

HER Number:
10885

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Harraton, Scottish army camp

Place:
Harraton

Map Sheet:
NZ25SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Military Camp

Site Type: Specific:
Army Camp

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The Scots army was at Harraton on 2 March 1644. They advanced to Sunderland on 4 March.

Easting:
298

Northing:
536

Grid Reference:
NZ298536

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
M.M. Meikle and C.M. Newman, 2007, Sunderland and its Origins - monks to mariners, pp. 126-128; The Diary of Robert Douglas, Historical Fragments Relative to Scottish Affairs from 1635 to 1644, 1833, p 52;