When did Battle of Duncrub take place?

Battle of Duncrub took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Battle of Duncrub?

The victor at Battle of Duncrub is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Battle of Duncrub

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Duncrub 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 Battle of Duncrub lies on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Stat Accounts

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Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Duncrub

St Serf's Church, Dunning

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.3 mi

St Serf's Church, Dunning is an Iron Age fortification situated in Perthshire, Scotland, built upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group. This geological formation, comprising sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, dates to the Pragian period and provides the foundat…

Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House

Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House is a prehistoric linear monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises a series of pits arranged in a deliberate alignment across the landscape, a monument type characteristic of Iron Age communities in eastern Scotland. Such alignments typic…

Barrows, 630m and 860m NE of Nether Garvock

Scheduled monument · ~1.1 mi

Barrows, 630m and 860m NE of Nether Garvock is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Perthshire, Scotland. The two barrows lie on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian sandstone formation interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that characterises this part o…

Masterfield, ring-ditches and associated features 500m ENE of

Scheduled monument · ~1.5 mi

Masterfield is a ring-ditches and associated features monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, lying approximately 500 metres east-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The site sits on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian per…

Gray Stone,standing stone,250m NNE of Knowes

Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.9 mi

Gray Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 250 metres north-north-east of Knowes. The monument stands upon bedrock belonging to the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising primarily sandstone with subordinate bands of con…

Home Farm, moated site, roundhouse, enclosure and pits 200m SE of Green of Invermay

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.3 mi

Home Farm is a moated site, roundhouse, enclosure and pits located 200 metres south-east of the Green of Invermay in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises multiple archaeological features representing occupation and use across different periods. The moated site indicates post-medieval sett…

Dunning, standing stone 300m SE of Leadketty Holdings

Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~0.2 miles

Dunning, Roman camp 420m NW of Haughend

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~0.3 miles

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Sources

Battle of Duncrub · Canmore

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