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Battle of Tillyangus 1571 — Forbes counterattack

1571
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Forbes
Forces
Forbes war band
VS
Victor
Adam Gordon
Forces
Adam Gordon with Gordon affinity
Outcome
Gordon victory; Forbes raiding party routed
The Battle

History & Significance

Gordon forces under Adam Gordon ambushed a Forbes raiding party near Tillyangus; the engagement was part of the prolonged Gordon-Forbes blood feud that ravaged Aberdeenshire during the civil war of Queen Mary

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Tillyangus 1571 — Forbes counterattack

Huntly Market Square, symbol stone and standing stone
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2 miles
Huntly Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Dunbennan Old Church,church and burial ground
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.6 miles
Mains of Cults, pill box 600m NW of
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Gerrieswells,long barrow and round cairn 400m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~4 miles
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