Geological Information

The Flodden Field rock comes from a small town called Branxton somewhere in Northumberland, England. Northumberland houses many rocks within its borders. Underneath all of the northernmost county of England lies a layer of slate. Also, more...

Flodden Field

Why is this Rock on the Wall?

General McCormick was a very traveled man, and loved to boast about all the places he had visited. Many of the rocks on the wall are his way of saying, "Yeah, I've been there." This particular rock, Flodden Field, however, was more than likely chosen to more...

Historical Information

The Batttle of Flodden Field (the battle the rock commemorates) occurred on September 9th, 1513, near the village of Branxton, Northumberland, England. The Scottish had previous invaded England

and had, up until that time, been stationed in Flodden (hence the name). The troops were trying to distract the British, who were causing trouble with the French. King James IV was attemtping to uphold his part of the bargain in the Auld Alliance, a treaty he had with France at the time. more...

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