|
Region |
Location |
Date |
Place |
Other
Information |
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1487 |
.Aldicharrish |
|
| |
|
1585 |
.Allt_Camhna and Leckmelm |
|
| |
|
1542 |
.Alltan-Beath |
|
| |
|
1299 |
Bealach-na-Broige |
|
| |
|
1477 |
Blar-na-Pairc |
|
| |
|
0736 |
Calatros |
Picts v Scots |
| |
|
1576 |
Dail-Riabhach |
|
| |
|
1031 |
Druim-a-Lea |
|
| |
|
1259 |
Embo |
|
| |
|
1513 |
.Flodden |
Scots defeat |
| |
|
1555 |
Garbharry |
|
| |
|
1426 |
Lon-Harpasdal |
|
| |
|
1437 |
Ruaig-Shansaid |
|
| |
|
1517 |
Torran Dubh |
|
| |
|
1586 |
Altgawn |
Gunns and Mackays defeat Sinclairs of Caithness |
| |
|
1586 |
Ardnary |
86 |
| |
|
0596 |
Ardsendoin (Miathi) |
Aidan bt ? |
| |
|
0746 |
Catho |
Welsh of Strathclyde bt Picts
(Talorgan) |
| |
|
1566 |
Chaseabout Raid |
Campbell revolt against Mary Q of Scots |
| |
|
1493 |
Drumchatt |
Macdonald of Lochalsh defeated by Munros and
Mackenzies |
| |
|
0629 |
Faedhaeoin |
Rigullan bt Conadh Kerr |
| |
|
1567 |
Farsetmore |
75 |
| |
|
1307 |
Glen Trool |
The Bruce defeats the English |
| |
|
1565 |
Glentaisie |
72 |
| |
|
1650 |
Invercharron |
Montrose defeated by Strachan |
| |
|
1565 |
Knockboy |
71 |
| |
|
0973 |
Luncarty |
Kenneth III defeats the Danes |
| |
|
1595 |
Revolt of the Northern Earls |
108 |
| |
|
0642 |
Strathcarron |
Domnal Brecc of Dalriada |
| |
|
1274-1332 |
Campaigns of Robert the Bruce |
In Scotland, England & Ireland |
| |
St Johnstone |
1341 |
Clachnaharry |
|
|
Angus |
2m nw Brechin, |
1452 (May) |
Hillhead, |
Earl of Huntly bt Earl of Crawford |
|
Angus |
Arbroath |
1445 |
Arbroath |
Lindsays bt Ogilvies |
|
Angus |
Brechin |
1130 |
Stracathro |
1130 Inchbare
Stickatho/Stracathro 4m n Brechin, Angus
David I, King of Scotland bt Earl of Moray |
|
Angus |
Brechin, |
1130 |
Inchbare |
Stickatho/Stracathro 4m n Brechin,
David I, King of Scotland bt Earl of Moray |
|
Angus |
Dromaderg Blathug/Blathmig |
0729-30 |
Dromaderg Blathug/Blathmig |
Ungust (Angus) bt Drust (Druxst, King of Picts) |
|
Angus |
Dundee |
1651 (1 Sep) |
Dundee |
Gen Monck bt Locals |
|
Angus |
Gasklune |
1319 |
Gasklune |
Duncansons bt Walter Ogilvy |
|
Angus/Kincardineshire |
|
0600 |
Chirchind |
Picts bt Aidan |
|
Argyll |
|
1308 |
Brander |
|
|
Argyll |
1m s Southend, Kintyre, |
1647 |
Dunaverty |
Earl of Argyll (forces) bt Royalists |
|
Argyll |
3m n Tayinloan, Kintyre, |
1647 (24 May) |
Rhunahaorine Point |
David Leslie bt Alasdair MacColl |
|
Argyll |
Brander Pass |
1308 |
Brander Pass |
Robert Bruce bt MacDougalls |
|
Argyll |
Kintyre |
0627 |
Ardacorain |
Conadh Kerr bt Fiachna MacDemain |
|
Argyll |
Loch awe |
0727 |
Irroisfoichnae Ross-Feochan / |
Selbach bt Eochach |
|
Argyll |
Loch fyne |
0621 |
Cindelgthen |
Conal MacSuibne bt Conaing |
|
Argyll |
Poss. Allt a Mhullaich, 1m s
Garvan, |
1680 |
Altimorloch |
Campbells of Glenorchy bt Sinclairs |
|
Ayr |
Dalry |
1306 (13 Jul/11/23 Aug) |
Dalry |
John MacDougall of Argyll, Lord of Lorne bt Robert
Bruce |
|
Ayrs |
1«m nw Tarbolton, |
1307 |
Fail |
|
|
Ayrs |
1«m sw Mauchline |
1648 (12 Jun) |
Mauchline Moor |
Maj Gen John Middleton & Earl of Callender bt
Anti-engagers |
|
Ayrs |
2m e Darvel, |
1307 (10 May) |
Loudon Hill |
Robert Bruce bt Earl of Pembroke |
|
Ayrs |
2m e Darvell, |
1296 |
Loudon Hill |
William Wallace bt English |
|
Ayrs |
4m ne Auchinleck, |
1680 (20 Jul) |
Airds Moss |
Bruce of Earlshall bt David Hackston of Rathillet |
|
Ayrs |
Ayr |
0836 |
Ayr |
Britons bt Kenneth I, King of Scotland |
|
Ayrs |
Ayr |
1307 (13 May) |
Ayr |
Robert Bruce bt Ralph de Monthermet |
|
Ayrs |
Largs |
1263 (2 Oct) |
Largs |
Alexander III, King of Scotland (forces) bt Haakon IV, King of
Norway |
|
Ayrs |
Turnberry |
1307 |
Turnberry |
Robert Bruce bt Earl of Pembroke |
|
Borders |
|
1640s |
Philiphaugh |
Covenanters massacre Montroses Irish veterans of the 30years war, amongst
Meadows on the banks of the Tweed
1645 (13 Sep) Philiphaugh
3m sw Selkirk, Selkirks
David Leslie bt Marquess of Montrose |
|
Borders |
|
1380 |
Solway |
Scots bt English |
|
Borders |
3m e Hawick |
1514 |
Hornshole |
Local Youths bt Marauding English soldiers from Hexham |
|
Borders |
Berwick, carlisle |
1400 - 1700 |
The Border Reivers |
The lawless cattle thieves living on each side of the Scottish
border |
|
Borders |
Carlisle |
1500s- |
The Western Border
Rievers |
|
|
Borders |
Coldstream |
1016 |
Coldstream |
|
|
Borders |
Darnick |
1562 |
Skirmish Hill |
Clan Scott bt Clan Douglas |
|
Borders |
Eskdale |
1542 |
Solway moss |
English victory |
|
Borders |
Jedburgh,Roxburgh |
1317 (Mar/Sep?) |
Lintalee/Linthaughlee |
Sir James Douglas bt Earl of Arundel |
|
Borders |
Langholm |
1455 |
Erkinholm |
|
|
Borders |
Liddesdale |
0603 |
Degsastan |
Bernicia defeats scots at Dawston |
|
Borders |
Melrose |
1545 |
.Ancrum moor |
Henry VIII of England’s raiding force defeated by a Scots force half
its size, mainly
Douglases, Scotts and other Border families |
|
Borders |
nr Coldstream |
1316 (Feb) |
Skaithmuir |
Sir James Douglas bt Berwick Raiders |
|
Borders |
Poss. Dawston in
Liddesdale, |
0603 |
Daegsenstan |
AEthelfrith, King of N'bria bt AEdan MacGabrain, King of
Argylll |
|
Borders |
Roxburgh |
1313 |
Roxburgh |
Robert Bruce bt English |
|
Borders |
Roxburgh |
1347 |
Roxburgh |
English bt Scots |
|
Borders |
Roxburgh |
1355 |
Nisbet on Teviot |
Scots bt English |
|
Borders |
Roxburgh |
1460 |
|
Scots bt English |
|
Borders |
Roxburgh/Northumberland border |
1575 |
Carter Bar ("Raid of the
Reidswire") |
Sir John Carmichael bt Sir John Forster |
|
Borders |
se Coldstream |
1512/3 |
Milfield |
Sir William Balfour bt Lord Home |
|
Borders |
Teviotdale, Roxburgh |
1542 (Aug) |
Hadden Rigg |
Earl of Huntly bt Sir Robert Bowes & Earl of Angus |
|
Borders |
Tweed |
1018 |
Carham |
Scots and strathclyders defeat the Northumbrians |
|
Borders, west |
Lockerbie |
1400+ |
Dryfe sands |
400 Johnstone horse cut 2000 disordered Maxwells to pieces. The
downward back-handed sword thrust by a horseman to the head of an enemy on
foot is known as the Lockerbie lick. |
|
Caithness |
|
1438 |
Blar-Tannie |
|
|
Caithness |
|
1588 |
Creach-lairn |
|
|
Caithness |
|
1478 |
St. Tayre |
Keiths vs Gunns |
|
Caithness |
|
0977 |
Skida Moor |
Liotr bt Magbiodr |
|
Caithness |
Dunnet |
0742-3 |
Dunadd |
Oengus MacFergus bt Scots |
|
Caithness |
Strathnever |
1427 |
Strathnever |
Angus Dow bt Angus of Moray |
|
Caithness |
Thurso |
1612 |
Thurso |
|
|
Caithness |
Thurso |
1040 |
Thurso |
Thorkell bt Modden |
|
Caithness |
Thurso |
1196 |
Thurso |
William I, King of Scotland destroyed the castle |
|
Caithness |
Wick |
1588 |
La-na-Creich-Moire |
|
|
Caithness |
Wick |
1589 |
Day of the Great Spoil |
Sacking of the town by the Gordons |
|
Caithness |
Wick |
09?? |
Skidhamyrr
Skitten |
Two battles between Norsemen of Orkney & the Scots of Moray.
Results &
Dates unknown |
|
Caithness/Isles of Lewis & Skye |
|
1262 |
Caithness/Isles of Lewis & Skye |
Haakon IV, King of Norway bt locals in a series of
encounters |
|
Clyde |
|
1307 |
Loudon hill |
The Bruce defeats the English |
|
East Lothian |
Cockburnspath |
1400(Mar) |
Cockburnspath |
Eldest son of Earl of Douglas bt Henry Percy |
|
Easter Ross |
s Spinningdale, |
1650 (27 Apr) |
Carbisdale |
Col Strachan bt Marquess of Montrose |
|
Easter Ross E |
|
1650 |
Carbisdale |
Fought near a very picturesque modern castle, adapted as a youth
hostel, and
Haunted!! |
|
Fife |
Brechin |
1010 |
Brechin |
Scots bt Danes |
|
Fife |
Crail |
0877 |
Crail |
Danes bt Constantine II, King of Scotland |
|
Fife |
Donibristle |
1317/8 |
Donibristle |
Bishop of Dunkeld bt English |
|
Fife |
Fordell |
1315 |
Fordell |
William Sinclair, Bishop of Dunkeld bt English |
|
Fife |
St Andrews |
1547 (21 Jul) |
St Andrews |
Leo Strozzi bt "Castilians" |
|
Fifes |
nr Inverkeithing |
1651 |
Pitreavie |
Gen Lambert v David Leslie. Inconclusive |
|
Galloway |
|
1160 |
Galloway |
Malcolm IV, King of Scotland bt Fergus |
|
Galloway |
|
1235 |
|
Alexander I, King of Scotland bt Thomas of Galloway |
|
Galloway |
Carlisle |
0491 |
Celidon wood |
Arthur vs the Scots in the Upper Tweed Valley |
|
Galloway |
Dumfries |
1297 |
Sanquhar |
Sir Wm Douglas bt English |
|
Galloway |
Dumfries |
1297 |
Dalswinton |
6m n Dumfries
William Wallace bt English |
|
Galloway |
Dumfries |
1297 (10 Aug) |
Lochmaben |
Henry Percy bt Scots |
|
Galloway |
Dumfries |
1307 (8 May) |
Sanquhar |
Sir James (The Black) Douglas bt English |
|
Galloway |
Dumfries |
1484 (22 Jul) |
Kirkconnel |
Locals bt Duke of Albany |
|
Galloway |
Gretna/River Sark |
1448 (23 Oct) |
Gretna/River Sark |
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde bt Earl of
Northumberland |
|
Galloway |
n Wigtown, |
1307 (Mar/Apr) |
Glentrool |
Robert Bruce bt Earl of Pembroke |
|
Galloway |
nr Newton Stewart, |
1300 |
Cree |
Edward I bt Buchan, Comyn, & Umfreville |
|
Galloway |
on R Esk s Langholm |
1455 |
Arkinholm |
Earl of Angus bt Earl Douglas |
|
Galloway |
Stranraer, |
1307 (9 Feb) |
Loch Ryan |
Dugald Macdowell b Thomas & Alexander Bruce |
|
Grampian |
|
0600 |
Corinnie |
Picts bt Aidan |
|
Grampian |
|
1645 |
Alford* |
|
|
Grampian |
|
1594 |
Glenlivat |
Rebellion of Huntly and Errol |
|
Grampian |
|
1307 |
Slioch |
|
|
Grampian |
2m s Stonehaven |
0950-4 |
Fetteresso
Dunnottar |
Moray men bt Malcolm I, King of Scotland |
|
Grampian |
2m se Huntly, Aberdeens |
1307 (mid Nov) |
Huntly/Slioch |
Robert Bruce v Earl of Buchan (inconclusive) |
|
Grampian |
3m se Pitcaple, Aberdeens |
1411 |
Pitcaple/Harlaw |
Alexander, Earl of Mar bt Donald MacDonald, Lord of the
Isles |
|
Grampian |
5m n Banchory, |
1562/5 (28 Oct) |
Corrichie Hill |
Earl of Moray bt Earl of Huntly |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeen |
1571 and 1572 |
Aberdeen |
Forbes and Gordons |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeen |
1411 |
Harlaw |
Lowlanders defeat Lord of the Isles
1411 Pitcaple/Harlaw
3m se Pitcaple, Aberdeens
Alexander, Earl of Mar bt Donald MacDonald, Lord of the
Isles |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeen |
1308 |
Inverurie |
The Bruce defeats the English |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeen |
1639 (?) |
Brig o'Dee |
Earl of Montrose bt Marquis of Huntly |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeen |
1640s |
Alford |
English civil war; Montrose |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeens |
1057 |
Lumphanan |
Malcolm Canmore, later Malcolm III bt MacBeth, King of
Scotland |
|
Grampian |
Aberdeens |
1664 (28 Oct) |
Fyvie |
Earl of Montrose bt Earl of Argyll |
|
Grampian |
Aboyne |
1010 |
Mortlach |
Malcolm II, King of Scotland bt Danes; Poss. Mortlich 2m n Aboyne,
Aberdeens |
|
Grampian |
Arbroath |
0685 |
Nechtanesmere |
Northumbrian King Bruder defeats the Pictish King Nechtan
at Dunnichen Moss nr Latham |
|
Grampian |
Dunblane |
1715 |
Sherriffmuir |
1715 (13 Nov)
2m nw Dunblane, Perths
Duke of Argyll bt Earl of Mar in an indecisive battle that put an
End to the second Jacobite rebellion |
|
Grampian |
Inverurie |
0084 |
Mons graupius |
Romans defeat Picts on Bennachie mountain |
|
Grampian |
n Stonehaven, Kincardines |
1639 (15 Jun) |
Megray Hill |
Covenanters bt Col William Gunn |
|
Grampian |
ne Inverurie/sw Old Meldrum, Aberdeens |
1307 (24 Dec) |
Barra Hill |
Robert Bruce bt Earl of Buchan |
|
Grampian |
nr Kildrummy, Aberdeens |
1335 (30 Nov) |
Kilblene |
Sir Andrew Moray bt Earl of Atholl |
|
Grampian |
Perth |
1332 |
Dupplin Moor |
Scots under Mar attacked archers and men at arms under Balliol and were
defeated (9 Aug) |
|
Grampian |
Perth |
1396 |
Battle of the Clans |
Judicial combat twixt 30 men each from 2 clans |
|
Grampian |
Perth |
1057 |
Dunsinane Hill ("Seven Sleepers") |
Earl Siward bt MacBeth, King of Scotland,
At Confluence of Rivers Earn & Tay se Perth |
|
Grampian |
Peterhead |
1010 |
Slains Castle |
Scots bt Danes sw Peterhead, Aberdeens |
|
Grampian |
Strathbogie, Aberdee |
1058 |
Essie |
Malcolm Canmore bt Lulach to become Malcolm III, King of
Scotland |
|
Grampian |
The Mearns |
0752 |
Strath in The Mearns |
Between Picts |
|
Grampian |
Turriff |
1639 (14 Feb) |
Turriff |
Marquis of Huntly v Covenanters. Inconclusive |
|
Grampian |
Turriff |
1639 (14 May) |
("The Trot of Turriff") |
Lt Col William Johnston, Sir George Ogilvy & Sir John Gordon bt
Covenanters |
|
Grampian |
w Aberdeen |
1644 (13 Sep)) |
Justice Mills |
Marquess of Montrose bt Lord Balfour of Burleigh |
|
Great Glen |
|
1544 |
Blar-na-Leine [Field of the Shirts] |
Clanranald destroys the Frasers of Lovat, at the head of Loch
Lochy |
|
Great Glen |
|
1431 |
Inverlochy |
Lord of the Isles bt King James of Scotland |
|
Great glen |
|
1645 |
Inverlochy |
Montroses Mc Donald clansmen descended the hills of the Great Glen in
fury
Upon the Campbells their ancient enemy; Montrose |
|
Hebrides |
|
0869 |
Barra |
Vikings defeat Irish fleet |
|
Hebrides |
|
1261 |
|
Earl of Ross bt Norse |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Ardnamurchan |
1518 |
Creag-an-Airgid |
Macdonalds bt Maciains |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Islay |
1598 |
Loch-Gruinart |
|
|
Hebrides, inner |
Islay |
1598 |
Ben Bigrie |
Macleans defeat Macdonalds |
|
Hebrides, inner |
Islay |
1598 |
Loch Gruinart |
Macdonalds charge downhill to defeat Macleans |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Isle of Islay |
1156 (6 Jan) |
Isle of Islay |
Somerled, Lord of the Isles bt Danes |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Isle of Kerrera |
1249 |
|
? bt Alexander II, King of Scotland |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Isle of Tiree |
1190 |
Cornaigmore ("Battle of the Sheaves") |
Danes bt Locals |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Jura |
0578 |
Jura |
Scots vs British? |
|
Hebrides, inner |
Kintyre |
0573 |
Lora |
Duncath MacConail MacCongail defeated |
|
Hebrides, inner |
Mull |
1653 |
Cromwells expedition vs the
Macleans |
|
|
Hebrides, inner |
Mull, islay and jura |
1586 |
Mull, islay and jura |
Macleans v Macdonalds |
|
Hebrides, inner |
Skye |
1322 |
Broadford |
Frasers v Macleods |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Skye |
1601 |
Coire na Creiche |
Macdonalds bt Macleods on the slopes of the Cuillin overlooking Glen
Brittle |
|
Hebrides, inner |
Skye |
1515? |
Glendale |
Macleods unfurl the Fairy Flag to defeat the Macdonalds at Loch
Pooltiel,
where the Glendale river meets the sea |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Skye |
1601 |
Benquihillin |
MacDonalds bt MacLeods |
|
Hebrides, Inner |
Skye |
188? |
Battle of the Braes |
Glasgow police evicting crofters - the last battle on British
soil |
|
Hebrides, inner |
Tobermory |
1483 |
Bloody Bay |
Clanranald and Clan Donald beat the Lord of the Isles |
|
Hebrides, outer |
|
1601 |
Ben-a-Chuilinn |
|
|
Hebrides, outer |
Lewis |
1599 |
Troubles |
|
|
Hebrides, outer |
North uist |
1601 |
Carinish |
Donald MacDonald of Eriskay bt MacLeods |
|
Hebrides, outer |
Raasay |
1610 |
Gairloch |
|
|
Highlands |
|
17?? |
Glenshiel |
Highlanders and 300 Spaniards fought indecisve engagement with Gen
Wightman from
Inverness; shortly after gave up the ‘Little Rising’ because of lack of
support |
|
Highlands, west |
Morar |
1601-2 |
Mackenzies v Clan Donald |
|
|
Lennox |
|
0490 |
Glen R |
Arthur [possible site] |
|
Lothian |
|
1666 |
Rullion Green |
Covenanter defeat |
|
Lothian |
|
0492 |
Gunnion fort |
Arthur lures the saxons of Bernicia from the fort and rides them down
in the open |
|
Lothian |
Dunbar |
174? |
Prestonpans |
Highlanders outmanouevre and defeat the English |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
1296 |
Dunbar |
English defeat the scots |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
1650 |
Dunbar |
Cromwell |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
0638 |
Glenmairison
nr Mureston Water |
Angles bt Domnall Brec Aedan |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
0596 |
Ratho |
8m wsw Edinburgh
Aidan bt ? |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
1313 |
Edinburgh |
Robert Bruce bt English |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
1515 |
("Cleanse the Causeway") |
Earl of Angus bt Sir Patrick Hamilton |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
1520 |
Edinburgh |
Douglas bt Earl of Arran |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh |
1650 (19 Jul) |
|
David Leslie bt Oliver Cromwell |
|
Lothian |
Edinburgh, |
1335 |
Borough Muir |
Earl of Moray bt Guy, Count of Namur |
|
Lothian |
Linlithgow |
1311 |
Linlithgow |
Robert Bruce bt English |
|
Lothian |
Musselburgh |
1547 |
Pinkie |
Somerset destroys the Scots at Pinkie Cleugh, with the aid of a naval bombardment. |
|
Lothian |
Musselburgh |
1567 |
Carberry hill |
1567 (15 Jun) Carberry Hill
s Musselburgh, E Lothian
Earl of Moray bt Earl of Bothwell |
|
Lothian |
s Edinburgh |
1303 (24 Feb) |
Roslin |
John Comyn & Simon Fraser bt John Segrove & Ralph de
Manton |
|
Lothian |
W Lauder, |
1304 (Feb) |
Happrew |
Edward I bt William Wallace |
|
Moray |
|
1014 |
Mortlach |
Malcolm II defeats the Danes |
|
Moray |
|
1562 |
Corrichie |
Stewarts of Moray bt Gordons |
|
Moray |
|
1215 |
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