When did Bute, Barone Hill take place?

Bute, Barone Hill took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Bute, Barone Hill?

The victor at Bute, Barone Hill is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Unknown Era

Bute, Barone Hill

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Bute, Barone Hill 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 Bute, Barone Hill lies on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.

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Civil War

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Geology

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Bute, Barone Hill

Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct and dam, Little Barone to Kirk Dam

Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

Thom's Water Cuts is an aqueduct and dam system located on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, stretching between Little Barone and Kirk Dam. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7112, reflecting its significance to the island's industrial…

Rothesay Castle, castle 75m N of Bute Museum

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.4 mi

Rothesay Castle is a medieval castle situated in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in western Scotland. The castle features a distinctive circular or near-circular stone curtain wall, a design that is relatively unusual in Scottish castle architecture and reflects 13th-century military eng…

Otter / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Kilmory Castle, Meikle Kilmory, Isle of Bute

Scheduled monument · ~1.8 mi

Kilmory Castle is a ruined medieval fortification situated on the Isle of Bute in southwest Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of defensive architecture from that era on the island. The surviving remains consist of stone walls that reflect the…

John Ferguson / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Ardscalpsie to SW of Scalpsie

Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Thom's Water Cuts is an aqueduct and drainage system located on the island of Bute in southwest Scotland, running between Ardscalpsie and an area to the southwest of Scalpsie. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7114. The engineerin…

Toward Castle

Scheduled monument · ~4.1 mi

Toward Castle is a medieval coastal fortress located on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyllshire, Scotland. The castle dates from the early 13th century and was constructed as a stronghold for the MacDougall clan, who held substantial power in the region during the medieval period. The structure compri…

Glecknabae,chambered cairn

Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~4.8 mi

Glecknabae is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. Built during the Neolithic period, this monument consists of a stone-built burial chamber surrounded by a cairn of stacked stones. The site sits upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, composed of psammite and…

Barone Hill,fort

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.3 miles

St Mary's Chapel,Rothesay

Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles

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Bute, Barone Hill · Canmore

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