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Allean Forest

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Allean Forest was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Allean Forest lies on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Scheduled Monuments near Allean Forest

Tom an Tigh Mhoir,motte W of Struan Church
Tom an Tigh Mhoir,motte W of Struan Church
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2 mi

Tom an Tigh Mhoir is a medieval motte situated west of Struan Church in Perthshire, Scotland. Mottes are earthen mounds, typically 30 to 60 feet in height, that served as defensive strongholds during the medieval period. They were usually topped with timber palisades and domestic or military stru…

Bail' a' Chaisted, deserted settlement 750m W of Borenich
Bail' a' Chaisted, deserted settlement 750m W of Borenich
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 mi

Bail' a' Chaisted is a deserted settlement located 750 metres west of Borenich in Perthshire, Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, quartzite deposits laid down during the Neoproterozoic era, which forms part of the underlying geology characteristic of this region. The monumen…

Borenich, dun 550m NW of
Borenich, dun 550m NW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.3 mi

Borenich Dun is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 550 metres north-west of Borenich itself. The monument is constructed upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a quartzite formation dating to the Neoproterozoic period, which provided a naturally re…

Borenich, farmstead 570m NNW of
Borenich, farmstead 570m NNW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.4 mi

Borenich is a post-medieval farmstead located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 570 metres north-north-west of its reference point. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Argyll Group quartzite, a durable stone formed during the Neoproterozoic era, which would have influenced bo…

Borenich, hut-circle and field system 550m NNE of
Borenich, hut-circle and field system 550m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.6 mi

Borenich hut-circle and field system is a post-medieval settlement located 550 metres north-north-east of Borenich in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a residential hut-circle together with an associated field system arranged across the surrounding landscape. This combination of dwell…

Borenich, cairn 610m NNE of
Borenich, cairn 610m NNE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 mi

Borenich is a cairn situated 610 metres north-north-east of Borenich in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument stands on quartzite bedrock of the Argyll Group, formed during the Neoproterozoic period, which provides a naturally pale and durable foundation. Cairns of this type typically date to the Br…

Grenich,homesteads and field system 200m N of to 600m NE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1 miles
Grenich, dun 360m NE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.1 miles
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