Editing Battle of Dunbar (1296) (section)

==Battlefield site==
[[File:A variety of bales, Spottmuir - geograph.org.uk - 937505.jpg|thumb|Farmland near the battle site]]
The battlefield was considered for protection by [[Historic Scotland]] under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/battlefields/battlefieldsunderconsideration.htm |title= Inventory battlefields|publisher=Historic Scotland | access-date=2012-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115040146/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/battlefields/battlefieldsunderconsideration.htm|archive-date=15 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012 the site was added to the [[Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland]] ({{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL31|short=yes}}).<ref>{{cite news |title=Scottish battlefield sites listed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20714507 |access-date=5 September 2020 |publisher=BBC News |date=16 December 2012}}</ref> [[Historic Environment Scotland]] reports that no archaeological discoveries have been reported from the battle site, and that a 2007 dig failed to yield any battle-related finds. However, it considers that weaponry and other metal objects from the battle may lie undiscovered in the topsoil.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland |desc=Battle of Dunbar I |num=BTL31 |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>