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Battle of Harlaw Background Skirmish 1411

1411
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: Ross-shire Raids before Harlaw
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lowland Scots (Mar)
Forces
c.2,000 lowland Scots (Mar)
VS
Victor
Donald Lord of the Isles
Forces
c.6,000 Highlanders (Donald of the Isles)
Outcome
MacDonald forces sweep through Ross-shire ahead of Harlaw
The Battle

History & Significance

MacDonald raids through Ross-shire in the weeks before Harlaw devastated settlements and demonstrated the Lordship military reach far beyond the Hebrides, alarming the Scottish lowland burghs.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Harlaw Background Skirmish 1411

Four Pictish symbol stones, The Bass and Little Bass, Inverurie Cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
The Bass and Little Bass, motte-and-bailey castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.3 miles
Conyng Hillock, mound E of Parkview, Inverurie
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Kinkell Church and burial ground
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Broomend, henge, avenue, symbol stone and square barrow, 160m NE, 70m E, 160m SSE and 255m SSE of Broom Lodge
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.9 miles
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