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Early Medieval

Dunkeld Fortification and Defense under Kenneth MacAlpin 848

848
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
local opposition
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Kenneth MacAlpin's garrison
Outcome
Dunkeld secured; monastic community established under royal protection
The Battle

History & Significance

Kenneth MacAlpin transferred relics of Columba to Dunkeld and established it as an ecclesiastical centre under military protection; the fortification of Dunkeld against Viking raids was a central act of the new unified Scottish kingdom

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Dunkeld Fortification and Defense under Kenneth MacAlpin 848

Dunkeld Cathedral
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Dunkeld House,standing stone 490m NE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~0.6 miles
King's Seat, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
Torrvald, farmstead 450m NW of Creagan Loisgte
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.3 miles
Dunkeld, two standing stones 450m WNW of Newtyle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.8 miles
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