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Battle of Luncarty, Battle Law

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

History & Significance

Battle of Luncarty, Battle Law 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 Luncarty, Battle Law 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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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Luncarty, Battle Law

Coultra,burial mound 225m NW of
Coultra,burial mound 225m NW of
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 mi

Coultra is a burial mound situated 225 metres north-west of the settlement of Coultra in Fife, Scotland. This Scheduled Monument, protected under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6012, represents a funerary structure typical of prehistoric communities in eastern Scotland. The mound is si…

Mountquhanie Castle,70m NE of Mountquhanie House
Mountquhanie Castle,70m NE of Mountquhanie House
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 mi

Mountquhanie Castle is a fortified structure located in Fife, Scotland, situated 70 metres north-east of Mountquhanie House. The castle stands upon bedrock composed of mafic lava and mafic tuff dating to the Devonian period, geological formations that would have provided a naturally robust founda…

Creich Castle
Creich Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

Creich Castle is a medieval fortress located in Fife, Scotland, with origins dating to the medieval period. The castle survives as substantial ruins comprising a tower and associated structures that reflect its function as a defensive residence controlling the local landscape. The site holds sign…

Esky Loch, barrows 400m E of
Esky Loch, barrows 400m E of
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Esky Loch barrows is a Bronze Age cemetery located in Fife, Scotland, comprising multiple burial mounds positioned 400 metres east of Esky Loch. The site sits upon Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Devonian period, which would have crea…

Esky Loch, unenclosed settlement 400m ENE of
Esky Loch, unenclosed settlement 400m ENE of
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Esky Loch is an unenclosed settlement located approximately 400 metres east-north-east of Fife in Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of Devonian mafic lava and mafic tuff, ancient volcanic rocks formed during the Devonian period when intense geological activity shaped the landscape of what is n…

Strathburn, ring-ditch 400m N of
Strathburn, ring-ditch 400m N of
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 mi

Strathburn is a ring-ditch located in Fife, Scotland, approximately 400 metres north of the settlement. Ring-ditches are prehistoric monuments consisting of a circular or sub-circular ditch, typically surrounding a low mound or platform, and often represent the remains of Bronze Age burial struct…

Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Grange, enclosure 270m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.8 miles
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