When did Ballinbreich take place?

Ballinbreich took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Ballinbreich?

The victor at Ballinbreich is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Ballinbreich

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Ballinbreich 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 Ballinbreich lies on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

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

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.

Literature

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Ballinbreich

Ballinbreich Castle

Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Ballinbreich Castle is a late medieval fortress situated in Fife, Scotland, which dates principally to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The castle comprises a substantial stone tower house with associated defensive works, reflecting the architectural conventions of the Scottish Renaissance…

Lindores Abbey

Scheduled monument · ~1.9 mi

Lindores Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1191 by David, Earl of Huntingdon, in Fife, Scotland. The abbey played a significant role in medieval Scottish religious and cultural life, and its monks were known for their scholarly activities and land management throughout the medieval peri…

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Lindores,eelhouse 400m NE of Abdie Parish Church

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2 mi

Lindores Eelhouse is a medieval eelhouse located approximately 400 metres north-east of Abdie Parish Church in Fife, Scotland. The structure sits upon bedrock comprising unnamed extrusive rocks of Silurian to Devonian age, formed during the Devonian period as mafic lava and mafic tuff. This geolo…

Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh

Scheduled monument · ~2 mi

Denmylne Castle is a ruined fortified structure located in Fife, southeast of Newburgh, dating from the medieval period. The monument consists of the remains of a defensive stone structure typical of Scottish baronial architecture, though significant portions have been lost to time and deteriorat…

Inchrye,motte

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.1 mi

Inchrye Motte is a medieval motte in Fife, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM864. The earthwork rises from bedrock composed of Devonian extrusive rocks, a geological foundation of mafic lava and tuff laid down in ancient volcanic activi…

Abdie Church, Lindores Stone

Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Abdie Church, Lindores Stone is a Lindores stone located in Fife, Scotland. These distinctive monuments, named after the Lindores area, are standing stones of local significance within the medieval Scottish landscape. The stone stands upon bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks,…

Ayton Chapel, Dunbog

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles

Norman's Law,fort

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles

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Ballinbreich · Canmore

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