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Early Medieval

Dunsinane — Siward Defeats Macbeth 1054

1054
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Macbeth
Forces
Macbeth and Scottish army
VS
Victor
Siward of Northumbria and Malcolm III
Forces
Northumbrian army under Siward with Malcolm III
Outcome
English-Scottish coalition victory; Macbeth defeated but not killed; Malcolm III installed in southern Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

Siward Earl of Northumbria and Malcolm son of Duncan defeated Macbeth at Dunsinane Hill; Macbeth survived the battle but his power was broken; Siward put Malcolm on the Scottish throne though Macbeth continued to rule northern Scotland for three more years

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Dunsinane — Siward Defeats Macbeth 1054

Brownies Knowe, stone circle & cup-marked stone 400m WNW of Rosemount
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.3 miles
Woodburnhead, cairns 700m & 760m W of
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Whitemyre, hut-circle 550m ENE of
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
Blackbank, hut circles 600m NNW of
Scheduled monument · ~4.3 miles
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