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Roadside Cross on the B6318 Heavenfield.
This cross marks the site of the Battle of Heavenfield, the first battle for Christianity fought on British soil, sometime around 633ad - 635ad, between King Oswald of Northumbria and King Cadwallon of Gwynedd. Oswald was victorious and... (more)
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Brady's Crag
by Karl and Ali
Small outcrops of sandstone and what appears to be a large detached block, possibly quarried.
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St Oswald's Church, Heavenfield
St Oswald's Church at Heavenfield is believed to be the location where King Oswald (605 -642) raised a large wooden cross before the Battle of Heavenfield (AD 635). Foundations of a Saxon church were discovered in the 1950s, this being... (more)
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(The line of) Hadrian's Wall and the north defensive ditch near Planetrees (2)
by Mike Quinn
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Entering Heavenfield
The Battle of Heavenfield was fought in 633 between a Northumbrian army under Oswald of Bernicia and a Welsh army under Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd. The battle resulted in a decisive Northumbrian victory. Bede thought the battle a highly... (more)
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St Oswald's Hill Head
St Oswald's Hill Head Farm.
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St Oswalds Church
by Peter Brooks
Supposedly the site of Heavenfield, where a battle was fought in 635 between Oswald, leading a Northumbrian army, and a Welsh army under Cadwallon ap Cadfan. Oswald won, and restored Northumbria to its position of supremacy in 7th century... (more)
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St. Oswald's, Heavenfield
This lozenge 'hatchment' on the north wall of St. Oswald's Church bears the coat of arms of the Clarke family.
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Cross at Heavenfield
by David Dixon
The Battle of Heavenfield (Heaven Fields) took place here in AD634 when Oswald (who had been converted to Christianity by monks from Iona whilst exiled in Scotland) defeated the much stronger army of Cadwallon after erecting a large wooden... (more)
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Planetrees, Brunton Bank
by JThomas
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Heavenfield St Oswald
by Chris Morgan
Site of 635 battle where King Oswald raised a wooden cross before defeating King Cadwallon ap Cadgom of Gwynedd.
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Old pit near Written Crag
by Oliver Dixon
Former workings. The bare rock areas are natural bed rock.
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