Who won Glencairn Rising — Action at Loch Ericht 1653?

Cromwellian forces won Glencairn Rising — Action at Loch Ericht 1653. The outcome was: English troops dispersed royalist gathering at Loch Ericht.

When and where did Glencairn Rising — Action at Loch Ericht 1653 take place?

Glencairn Rising — Action at Loch Ericht 1653 took place in 1653 in Perthshire, Scotland.

Battlefields›Glencairn Rising — Action at Loch Ericht 1653

English Civil War

Glencairn Rising — Action at Loch Ericht 1653

1653

Perthshire, Scotland

Era

English Civil War

Battle Type

Skirmish

Location

Perthshire, Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

Highland royalists

Forces

Highland royalists: c.200–400

VS

Victor

Cromwellian forces

Forces

Cromwellian: c.300–600

Outcome

English troops dispersed royalist gathering at Loch Ericht

The Battle

History & Significance

Part of General Monck campaign to extinguish Glencairn Rising in central Highlands

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Other English Civil War Battles

Graham Clan Deportation 1605

1605

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Alasdair MacGregor Capture and Execution 1604

1604

Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Campbell Suppression — Glen Strae Sweep 1604

1604

Scotland

Teviotdale Clearing 1603

1603

Scotland

Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around Perthshire

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near Perthshire

All Battlefields