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Huntly Reconciliation Attempt before Corrichie 1562

1562
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
royal vanguard escort
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Huntly retinue
Outcome
Negotiations broke down; Huntly withdrew toward the Don
The Battle

History & Significance

George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly met royal commissioners near Aberdeen in a failed attempt to negotiate his submission before Mary Queen of Scots ordered military action that culminated at Corrichie

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Huntly Reconciliation Attempt before Corrichie 1562

Waterside,hut circles W of
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Heogan, palisaded enclosure 90m NE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.3 miles
Finzean House,long cairn 390m N of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2.8 miles
Kincardine o'Neil, old church and hospital
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.3 miles
Ballochan,hut circles 350m ENE of
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
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