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Early Medieval

Scottish East Coast Norse Raids

900–950
Scotland
Also known as: Norse raids on Aberdeenshire coast 900s
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Coastal Scots
Forces
Scottish coastal defenders c.300–800.
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse raiding party c.200–500
Outcome
Periodic coastal plundering; limited Norse settlement
The Battle

History & Significance

Norse sea-borne raiders repeatedly struck the Aberdeenshire coast in the early tenth century, exploiting the relative weakness of the nascent Kingdom of Alba.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scottish East Coast Norse Raids

St Machar's Cathedral and graveyard
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Mote Hill, palisaded settlement and cairn
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.6 miles
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