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Bruce's Stone

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

History & Significance

Bruce's Stone 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 Bruce's Stone lies on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.

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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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Scheduled Monuments near Bruce's Stone

St John's Town of Dalry, motte
St John's Town of Dalry, motte
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~5 mi

St John's Town of Dalry, motte is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument consists of an artificial mound constructed from locally available material, rising above the surrounding landscape. Such mottes typically served as the stronghold…

Kenmure Castle
Kenmure Castle
Scheduled monument · ~5.2 mi

Kenmure Castle is a late medieval stronghold situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th century and was constructed as a substantial stone fortress, reflecting the defensive requirements and architectural conventions of the late medieval period. It serve…

Dalarran Holm,standing stone
Dalarran Holm,standing stone
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~5.6 mi

Dalarran Holm is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke deposited during the Telychian period of the Silurian era, some 430 million years ago. This ancient geology underpins the land…

Earlston Castle
Earlston Castle
Scheduled monument · ~5.8 mi

Earlston Castle is a medieval fortified structure located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period and occupies a significant position within the local landscape, reflecting the strategic importance of defensive architecture in the region during t…

Cairnsmore of Fleet, cairn
Cairnsmore of Fleet, cairn
Scheduled monument · ~6.9 mi

Cairnsmore of Fleet is a cairn situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from an unnamed igneous intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, composed of felsic rock that crystallised during the Early Devonian period. This geological foun…

Braidenoch Hill,cross slabs
Braidenoch Hill,cross slabs
Scheduled monument · ~8.7 mi

Braidenoch Hill cross slabs is a Caradocian wacke monument group in Kirkcudbrightshire. The cross slabs lie upon bedrock of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen formations, undifferentiated, part of the ancient greywacke deposits that underlie much of the southern Uplands. This hard, competent stone p…

Balmaclellan Motte
Scheduled monument · ~6.4 miles
Polmaddy,medieval and post-medieval settlement
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~7.1 miles
In the same landscape

Battles near Bruce's Stone

Agricola's Campaign Against the Selgovae and Novantae in Galloway, 81 AD
81
~3 miles away
New Galloway
~4.9 miles away
Dalarran Holm
~5.6 miles away
Fergus of Galloway's revolt against Malcolm IV, 1160
1160
~6 miles away
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