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Drem Airfield, Battle H.Q.

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

History & Significance

Drem Airfield, Battle H.Q. 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 Drem Airfield, Battle H.Q. lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is felsic lava and felsic tuff.

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Scheduled Monuments near Drem Airfield, Battle H.Q.

Saltcoats Castle & dovecot
Saltcoats Castle & dovecot
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Saltcoats Castle is a fortified residence of medieval origin located in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle and its associated dovecot represent the domestic and agricultural infrastructure of a landed estate from the medieval period onwards. The dovecot, a characteristic feature of substantial Sc…

Gullane,St Andrews Kirk
Gullane,St Andrews Kirk
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 mi

Gullane, St Andrews Kirk is a medieval parish church in East Lothian, Scotland. The church sits upon bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era, which underlie much of the local landscape. The building represents the religious prov…

Luffness Friary
Luffness Friary
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 mi

Luffness Friary is a Carmelite (White Friars) foundation located near Aberlady in East Lothian, established in the fifteenth century. The friary occupied a site in the fertile lands of the Lothian plain, serving as a religious community dedicated to the contemplative rule of the Carmelite order.…

Foster Law,enclosure,ring ditch and pit alignment
Foster Law,enclosure,ring ditch and pit alignment
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.6 mi

Foster Law is a post-medieval enclosure, ring ditch and pit alignment located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument comprises earthwork features typical of early modern agricultural and settlement activity, with a substantial ring ditch suggesting either a defensive structure or a prominent dom…

Kilspindie Castle,castle and settlement
Kilspindie Castle,castle and settlement
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.2 mi

Kilspindie Castle is a medieval stronghold located in East Lothian, Scotland, which served as a fortified residence during the later medieval period. The castle comprises a substantial stone structure characteristic of Scottish baronial architecture, positioned to command its immediate landscape.…

Kilspindie, wrecks of eight fishing boats 240m E of
Kilspindie, wrecks of eight fishing boats 240m E of
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 mi

Kilspindie is a collection of eight fishing boat wrecks located 240 metres east of the village, lying on bedrock of Early Carboniferous limestone. The vessels represent the material remains of Scotland's fishing heritage, their hulls preserved in the marine environment where they foundered or wer…

New Mains, enclosures and ring ditch 580m W of West Cottage
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.5 miles
St John's Chapel,Drem
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
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Malcolm II Campaigns to Secure Lothian 1006-1018
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650
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Mainslaughter Law
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