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Road patrol action Tay valley Wade road 1748

1748
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Jacobite contacts
VS
Victor
Government road patrol
Forces
Government road patrol
Outcome
Suspects detained and examined; some weapons found; military road system demonstrated its effectiveness as a tool of pacification
The Battle

History & Significance

Government infantry patrol on the Wade road along the Tay valley intercepted a party of men suspected of carrying concealed arms and planning to reach the coast for transport to France; the military roads proved their value in enabling rapid interception

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Road patrol action Tay valley Wade road 1748

Edintian, kerb-cairns 1350m WNW of
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Carrick, dun and depopulated settlement 1000m NNW of Edintian
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
Na Clachan Aoraidh, stone circle 1850m WSW of Edintian
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1 miles
Edintian, hut circle 420m N of
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Fincastle Farm, dun 330m NW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 miles
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