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Carnoustie, Battle of Barry

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

History & Significance

Carnoustie, Battle of Barry 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 Carnoustie, Battle of Barry 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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Scheduled Monuments near Carnoustie, Battle of Barry

Pitskelly, enclosure and settlement 605m ESE of
Pitskelly, enclosure and settlement 605m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.8 mi

Pitskelly is a post-medieval enclosure and settlement situated 605 metres east-south-east of its named reference point in Angus, Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that has shaped…

Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement
Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 mi

Greenlawhill is an unenclosed settlement located in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises scattered domestic structures characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval settlement patterns in eastern Scotland, where communities organised their dwellings without the defensive boundaries typical of encl…

Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House
Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House is a Bronze Age monument located in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises an unenclosed settlement alongside a round barrow, representing typical prehistoric settlement and burial practices of the Bronze Age period. Round barr…

Craigmill, fort 250m WNW of
Craigmill, fort 250m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 mi

Craigmill is an Iron Age fort located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 250 metres west-north-west of the settlement it once protected. The site stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geological formations that…

Barry, enclosure 350m S of Ravensby House
Barry, enclosure 350m S of Ravensby House
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.4 mi

Barry enclosure, 350m south of Ravensby House, is a post-medieval enclosure located in Angus, Scotland. The monument lies on bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age formation of sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology shapes the loc…

Craigmill, enclosures NW of
Craigmill, enclosures NW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.5 mi

Craigmill, enclosures NW of is a post-medieval monument located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a series of field enclosures positioned in the north-western part of the site. The monument lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, which dates to the Pragian period and comprises sandstone int…

Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Unenclosed settlement and sunken floored building 515m S of West Scryne
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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~6.7 miles away
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