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Early Medieval

Bridei mac Bili Defeats Dalriada at Lin Garan c.683

683
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dalriada
Forces
Dalriadan war-band
VS
Victor
Bridei mac Bili / Picts
Forces
Pictish forces under Bridei mac Bili
Outcome
Pictish victory; Dalriada checked from expanding eastward
The Battle

History & Significance

Bridei mac Bili — the Pictish king who would destroy Ecgfrith at Nechtansmere — fought Dalriada at Lin Garan, possibly Loch Lochy area; part of the reassertion of Pictish power before his great triumph in 685

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