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Jacobite Risings

Battle of Cromdale

1690
Moray, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Moray, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.1,200–1,800. Surprise dawn attack, last Highland rising.
VS
Victor
Government (Williamite forces)
Forces
Government c.1,000–1,500
Outcome
Government victory; Jacobite Highland army scattered
The Battle

History & Significance

A dawn surprise attack on the sleeping Jacobite force ended the last serious Highland resistance after Killiecrankie. Immortalised in the song "The Haughs of Cromdale" — though the song reverses who won.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Cromdale

Upper Port, standing stones W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Lethendry Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Congash, chapel, burial ground and symbol stones, 500m SE of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.8 miles
Inverallan Churchyard, Symbol Stone and Cross-Incised Slab
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Knock,souterrain 200m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.3 miles
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