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English Civil War

Highland resistance at Glen Moriston 1654

1654
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Highland clans
Forces
Highland clans: c.200–400
VS
Victor
Cromwellian forces
Forces
Cromwellian: c.300–600
Outcome
English dragoons swept Glen Moriston suppressing royalist clan activity
The Battle

History & Significance

Glen Moriston was a centre of royalist clan resistance throughout the Interregnum

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Highland resistance at Glen Moriston 1654

Badger Fall, still 150m SSE of, Glen Affric
Scheduled monument · ~5.2 miles
Balnacarn, township 550m WSW of
Scheduled monument · ~5.3 miles
Fort Augustus-Bernera military road, 570m SE of Achlain
Scheduled monument · ~5.9 miles
Tir nan Og, cairn 445m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~5.9 miles
Dundreggan Farm, motte 35m SW of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~6.1 miles
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