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1342 in Scotland

list of events in the year 1342

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ27958695 ↗
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Events from the year 1342 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

Monarch – David II

Events

30 March — Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie captured Roxburgh Castle.

Scots made a strenuous attempt to capture Lochmaben Castle, but were repulsed.

Deaths

Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie, died of starvation while a prisoner of William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale in Hermitage Castle.

William Bullock, died of starvation and exposure while a prisoner in Lochindorb Castle.

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The public source identifies “1342 in Scotland” as list of events in the year 1342. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Scotland, list and events.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1342—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Scotland, list and events providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “1342 in Scotland” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.