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Beauly Priory government survey of Lovat forfeited estate 1748

1748
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Fraser clan tenants
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Forfeited Estates Commission survey team with military escort
Outcome
Survey completed under military protection; Lovat estate brought under commission management; Fraser tenants remained hostile to government management throughout
The Battle

History & Significance

Forfeited Estates Commission surveyors working on the Lovat estate used Beauly as their headquarters; Fraser tenants made several attempts to obstruct the survey and threaten commission staff before military escort was provided

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Beauly Priory government survey of Lovat forfeited estate 1748

Beauly Priory,priory and burial ground
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.4 miles
Dun Mor,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.8 miles
Fort, 130m WSW of Corff Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Windhill,standing stone N of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Windhill,standing stone NNE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.5 miles
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