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Early Medieval

Pictish Resistance at Craig Phadrig — Bridei mac Maelchon Capital 560s

565
Highland, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Highland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
external threat
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish garrison Craig Phadrig
Outcome
Pictish capital maintained; no attack recorded; Columba converted Bridei
The Battle

History & Significance

Craig Phadrig hillfort near Inverness was the seat of Bridei mac Maelchon, northern Pictish paramount king; Columba visited here in 565 AD; the fort represented the military heart of northern Pictish power with extensive defences

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pictish Resistance at Craig Phadrig — Bridei mac Maelchon Capital 560s

Caledonian Canal,Clachnaharry Sea Lock to Muirtown Quay
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Craig Phadrig,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Coul Point, crannog 750m S of (formerly Carn Dubh)
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~1.8 miles
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