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An T-Sreang

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

History & Significance

An T-Sreang 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 An T-Sreang lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Scheduled Monuments near An T-Sreang

Loch Avich,Caisteal na Nighinn Ruaidhe,castle
Loch Avich,Caisteal na Nighinn Ruaidhe,castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.6 mi

Caisteal na Nighinn Ruaidhe is a medieval castle situated on the shores of Loch Avich in Argyllshire. The name translates as the Castle of the Red-haired Girl, reflecting the Gaelic heritage of the region. The monument stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, formed during the Middle Cam…

Dun Iadain,fort 490m SW of Kilbride
Dun Iadain,fort 490m SW of Kilbride
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.2 mi

Dun Iadain is an Iron Age fort situated 490 metres south-west of Kilbride in Argyllshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a defensible position on bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lava and tuff formations laid down during the Devonian period. This volcanic…

Dalnacabaig,cairn 260m W of
Dalnacabaig,cairn 260m W of
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 mi

Dalnacabaig is a cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, situated 260 metres west of a reference point now lost to modern usage. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, formed during the Devonian period as mafic lava and mafic tuff. This ancient volcanic g…

Loch Awe,Innis Errich,chapel & burial ground
Loch Awe,Innis Errich,chapel & burial ground
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~4.8 mi

Loch Awe, Innis Errich, chapel and burial ground is a medieval sacred site occupying an island within Loch Awe in Argyllshire. The innis errich—an island burial ground—sits upon bedrock formed from Neoproterozoic mafic lava and tuff, ancient volcanic material that creates the dark rocky foundatio…

Kilmore Church
Kilmore Church
Scheduled monument · ~5.4 mi

Kilmore Church is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Argyllshire, Scotland, with origins likely dating to the medieval period. The church represents a significant example of early Christian settlement and religious practice in the region, though detailed documentary evidence of its pr…

Dunach,dun 600m ENE of
Dunach,dun 600m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~6.1 mi

Dunach is an Iron Age dun situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, approximately 600 metres east-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument occupies a defensible position on bedrock formed from Silurian to Devonian mafic lava and tuff, geological formations that provided bo…

Lochavich House,enclosure,800m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.4 miles
Eilean Fraoch,crannog 100m S of,Loch Avich
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~2.2 miles
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Battles near An T-Sreang

Ath Dearg
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1294
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Sabhal Nan Cnaimh, Lagganmore
~5.4 miles away
Battle of Lagganmore
1646
~5.5 miles away
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