Flodden Sword Memorial Coldstream
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Flodden Sword Memorial Coldstream
Image: © Jennifer Petrie Taken: 7 Jul 2020
A Saltire flies beside the Scottish broadsword. The Battle of Flodden was fought on 9th September 1513 between the Scots and the English. It was one of the bloodiest battles in Scottish history with the Scots being defeated and losing 10,000 men. The sword was made by Natalie Smith of Ancrum and points across to the battlefield at Floddenfield in Northumberland. Every August nowadays, Coldstream holds its Flodden Day.
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