Philip DE KEITH Rector of Biggar ¹⁸⁷¹

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  Death Notes:

Died at the Battle of Neville's Cross, which took place during the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham, England. An invading Scottish army of 12,000 led by King David II was defeated with heavy loss by an English army of approximately 6,000\'967,000 men led by Ralph Neville, Lord Neville. The battle was named after an Anglo-Saxon stone cross that stood on the hill where the Scots made their stand. After the victory, Neville paid to have a new cross erected to commemorate the day.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He witnessed the service of Sir Edward KEITH 1st Lord of Sinton in the military in October 1346 in Durham, , Durham, England: at the Battle of Neville's Cross near Durham, England. ^{1728 1728} This event was shared from Sir Edward KEITH 1st Lord of Sinton who also shared it with John RANDOLPH 3rd Earl of Moray (1306-1346), Malcolm DRUMMOND 10th Thane of Lennox (1296-1346), and Philip DE KEITH Rector of Biggar (1268-1346).