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Battle of Drum nan Coup 1429

1429
Sutherland, Scotland
Also known as: Drum nan Coup 1429 · Sutherland Clan Action
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sutherland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Highland clans c.200–500.
VS
Victor
Clan Sutherland
Forces
Sutherland c.300–600
Outcome
Sutherland defends southern boundary against highland raiders
The Battle

History & Significance

The skirmish at Drum nan Coup illustrates the ongoing boundary conflicts between the Sutherland earldom and highland clans pressing northward through the passes of the central Highlands.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Drum nan Coup 1429

Caisteal na Coille,broch on E bank of Blackwater
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.4 miles
Balnacoil Hill,cairn 530m NE of Balnacoil Lodge,Strath Brora
Scheduled monument · ~5.8 miles
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