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Early Medieval

Norse-Pictish Battle off the Orkneys c.866

866
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish islanders of Orkney
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Norse settlers and warriors
Outcome
Norse victory; Pictish resistance in Orkney ended
The Battle

History & Significance

Norse settlers in Orkney clashed with residual Pictish inhabitants and defenders of the northern isles; part of the consolidation of Norse power in Orkney following the initial Norse conquests that displaced the Pictish population

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Norse-Pictish Battle off the Orkneys c.866

Loch of Ayre, broch at N end of,St Mary's
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.8 miles
Lamb Holm,settlement 450m WSW of Italian Chapel
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.8 miles
Holm Battery, coast artillery battery 195m SW of East Breckan
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
Burrody's Hill, enclosed settlement
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
Hillock of Garth, cairn 900m S of Garth
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
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