BattlefieldsBlar Na Fola, Mull
Unknown Era

Blar Na Fola, Mull

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

History & Significance

Blar Na Fola, Mull 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 Blar Na Fola, Mull lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Civil War
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Geology
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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Blar Na Fola, Mull

Baliscate, chapel 655m WSW of
Baliscate, chapel 655m WSW of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.4 mi

Baliscate, chapel 655m WSW of is a medieval chapel located in Argyllshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site stands on bedrock formed during the Palaeogene period, comprising unnamed extrusive rocks of mafic composition—ancient lava flows and v…

St Mary's Chapel and tombstones, Tobermory
St Mary's Chapel and tombstones, Tobermory
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

St Mary's Chapel and tombstones, Tobermory is a ruined medieval chapel situated on the isle of Mull in Argyllshire, Scotland. The chapel occupies ground formed from Palaeogene volcanic rocks—mafic lavas and tuffs extruded during the intense magmatic activity that shaped the Inner Hebrides over 56…

Dun Urgadul,dun,Mull
Dun Urgadul,dun,Mull
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 mi

Dun Urgadul is a Iron Age dun situated on the Isle of Mull in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, predominantly mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the volcanic activity of the Paleogene period. This dark, hard volcanic stone would hav…

Auliston, depopulated settlement
Auliston, depopulated settlement
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 mi

Auliston is a depopulated settlement located in Argyllshire, Scotland, situated on bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lava and tuff formed during volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. The underlying geology has shaped both the landscape and the settlement's character,…

Rubh' an t-Sean-Chaisteil, cairn
Rubh' an t-Sean-Chaisteil, cairn
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 mi

Rubh' an t-Sean-Chaisteil is a cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of Palaeogene age, comprising an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic composition formed during the Paleogene period. This geological setting reflects the volcanic activity that shaped the Scottis…

Ardnacross, stone rows and cairns 560m WSW of
Ardnacross, stone rows and cairns 560m WSW of
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 mi

Ardnacross, stone rows and cairns is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial complex situated on moorland in Argyllshire, Scotland, approximately 560 metres west-south-west of the settlement. The monument comprises multiple stone rows aligned across the landscape alongside burial cairns, a typical con…

Eilean Uillne, fort 1000m NNW of Mains of Drimnin
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.1 miles
Mungosdail Castle, dun, Cnapaird, 550m S of Bonnavoulin
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.6 miles
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