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Sauchiehurn Skirmish — Gordon rear-guard 1488

1488
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Gordon rear-guard
Forces
rebel Hepburn and Home cavalry
VS
Victor
Hepburn and Home cavalry
Forces
Gordon-aligned loyalists
Outcome
Gordon rear-guard dispersed; pursuit by rebel horse
The Battle

History & Significance

A Gordon-aligned contingent covering the retreat of James III loyalists after the Sauchieburn disaster clashed with pursuing rebel cavalry south of Stirling

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Sauchiehurn Skirmish — Gordon rear-guard 1488

Sauchinford Cottages, palisaded enclosure 100m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.8 miles
Plean Farm,palisaded enclosure 150m NE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.8 miles
Sauchinford Cottages,ring ditch 300m SSE of
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Plean Cottages,palisaded enclosure 350m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.1 miles
Plean Farm,ring ditch 800m SE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
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