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Early Medieval

Norse Siege of Dundurn Pictish Fortress c.683

683
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish garrison at Dundurn
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Besieging forces
Outcome
Siege recorded; fate of garrison disputed
The Battle

History & Significance

Dundurn hillfort in Strathearn — a key Pictish royal site — was besieged; possibly by Northumbrian or rival Pictish forces; recorded in the Annals as a notable event in Pictish political history

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Norse Siege of Dundurn Pictish Fortress c.683

Lawers, standing stone 390m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~0.9 miles
Balmuick,stone circle 1600m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1 miles
Clathick House, cist, 500m NE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.7 miles
Dalginross,Roman fort, annexe, camp & stone circle 200m S of Penfillan
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.2 miles
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