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Ardnamurchan, Creag an Airgid

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

History & Significance

Ardnamurchan, Creag an Airgid 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 Ardnamurchan, Creag an Airgid lies on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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Roman Britain
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Scheduled Monuments near Ardnamurchan, Creag an Airgid

Greadal Fhinn,chambered cairn
Greadal Fhinn,chambered cairn
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.3 mi

Greadal Fhinn is a neolithic chambered cairn situated in Argyllshire, Scotland. Built during the Neolithic period, this monument represents a significant example of megalithic burial architecture, constructed to serve as a communal sepulchral chamber for multiple inhumations. The site rests upon…

Ben Hiant House,cairn 620m S of
Ben Hiant House,cairn 620m S of
Scheduled monument · ~2 mi

Ben Hiant House cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Argyllshire, Scotland, situated 620 metres south of Ben Hiant House. The cairn was constructed on bedrock comprising Palaeogene extrusive mafic rocks—ancient lava flows and volcanic tuff formed during the Paleogene pe…

Mingary Pier,fort 250m NW of
Mingary Pier,fort 250m NW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.4 mi

Mingary fort is an Iron Age defensive settlement situated on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Argyllshire, approximately 250 metres north-west of Mingary Pier. The fort occupies a naturally commanding position overlooking the Sound of Mull, utilising the strategic advantages of its elevated coastal…

Burnbank,fort 800m NE of,Sanna
Burnbank,fort 800m NE of,Sanna
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3 mi

Burnbank Fort is an Iron Age fortification located 800 metres north-east of Sanna in Argyllshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a commanding position on bedrock of Carboniferous gabbro, a hard igneous rock that would have provided a naturally defensive foundation and a challenging surface for const…

Branault,standing stones 120m NW of
Branault,standing stones 120m NW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~4.1 mi

Branault is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located in Argyllshire, Scotland, situated 120 metres north-west of the settlement. The stone rises from bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lava and mafic tuff—which form the underlying geology of this Highland landscape. This vol…

Bourblaige,settlement
Bourblaige,settlement
Scheduled monument · ~5.3 mi

Bourblaige is a settlement situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6178. The site lies upon bedrock of the Morar Group, a Neoproterozoic formation of psammite that shapes the underlying geology of this part of western…

Kilchoan, Old Parish Church and graveyard 250m NE of The Manse
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.5 miles
Glendrian, depopulated settlement
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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Battles near Ardnamurchan, Creag an Airgid

Ardnamurchan raid 1644
1644
~2.7 miles away
Ardnamurchan, Bourblaige
~5.2 miles away
Blar Na Fola, Mull
~7.8 miles away
Ardnamurchan, Gortenfern
~9.5 miles away
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