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Early Medieval

Ecgfrith Advance through Forfar towards Pictland 685

685
Angus, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Angus, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbrians
Forces
Pictish rearguard screens
VS
Victor
Picts
Forces
Northumbrian host under Ecgfrith
Outcome
Northumbrian army advanced; Pictish resistance melted away — a deliberate feigned retreat
The Battle

History & Significance

Northumbrian King Ecgfrith marched north through Forfar and Angus, lured deeper into Pictish territory by Bridei mac Bili in a deliberate Pictish strategic trap before the climactic battle at Dun Nechtain

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Ecgfrith Advance through Forfar towards Pictland 685

Rob's Reed, homestead 485m ESE of Home Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Restenneth Priory
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Turin Hill, forts and cup-and-ring marked rock
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.6 miles
Blackgate Smithy,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.7 miles
Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.8 miles
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