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Jacobite Risings

Battle of Killiecrankie

1689
Perthshire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government (Mackay)
Forces
c.4,000 government (Mackay)
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Viscount Dundee)
Forces
c.2,500 Jacobites (Dundee)
Outcome
Jacobite victory; Dundee killed in moment of victory
The Battle

History & Significance

Highlanders overwhelmed Government forces in minutes; General Mackay's men escaped through the Pass; but Dundee's death fatally wounded the rising

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Killiecrankie

Lower Drumchorrie,dun 260m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
Green Gates stone circle, 320m ESE of Faskally Cottages
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Pitfourie, standing stone 230m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.9 miles
Torvuick, deserted settlement 200m ENE of Clunie Dam
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Clunie Wood, An Dun fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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