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Battle of Drumnadrochit 1297

1297
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English garrison
Forces
English garrison: c. 200-400.
VS
Victor
Andrew de Moray
Forces
De Moray: c. 500-1,000
Outcome
De Moray cleared English forces from the Great Glen during his Highland rising
The Battle

History & Significance

Northern counterpart to Wallace campaign; de Moray controlled northern Scotland before Stirling Bridge

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Drumnadrochit 1297

Urquhart Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Upper Drumbuie, burnt mound 230m NNE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Craig Mony,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 miles
Clachmhor, cup-marked stone
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Culnakirk Burn, burnt mounds 540m NNW of Garbeg Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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