Halidon Hill
an eminence about a mile to the N. W. of Berwick, the scene of a disastrous defeat of the Scots by the English, July 19, 1333. Edward III. of England had laid siege to Berwick, the governor of which promised to surrender July 20, if not previously relieved. On July 19, Archibald Douglas, regent of Scotland, led a Scotch army to the relief of the town, and attacked the English at Halidon Hill, but was totally routed with the loss of 10,000 men.