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Druim Righ, Barbreck

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

History & Significance

Druim Righ, Barbreck 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 Druim Righ, Barbreck lies on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.

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Roman Britain
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Civil War
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Geology
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Scheduled Monuments near Druim Righ, Barbreck

Barbreck's Well,640m W of Barbreck House
Barbreck's Well,640m W of Barbreck House
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 mi

Barbreck's Well is a historic water source located 640 metres west of Barbreck House in Argyllshire, Scotland. The well serves as evidence of the settlement patterns and resource management strategies employed in this rural Highland estate. The site sits upon bedrock formed from the Argyll Group,…

Kintraw,artificial hillside platform
Kintraw,artificial hillside platform
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

Kintraw is an artificial hillside platform located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic geological formation comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits that underlie much of this region. The platform represents a carefully construct…

Kintraw,cairns and standing stone 200m SSE of
Kintraw,cairns and standing stone 200m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1 mi

Kintraw cairns and standing stone is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, comprising multiple cairns and an associated standing stone located 200 metres south-south-east of the main settlement. The monument rests upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, Neoproterozoic psamm…

Clach an t'Sagairt,chambered cairn,Ardfern
Clach an t'Sagairt,chambered cairn,Ardfern
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2.1 mi

Clach an t'Sagairt is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, near Ardfern. The monument belongs to a class of megalithic tombs constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present, built to serve as communal burial places for early farming communities. The…

Dun Chonallaich,fort
Dun Chonallaich,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 mi

Dun Chonallaich is a Iron Age fort situated in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument occupies a naturally defensible position on bedrock composed of Neoproterozoic extrusive rocks, comprising ancient mafic lavas and tuffs that would have provided a robust foundation for construction. This geologica…

Ormaig,cupmarked rocks 320m S of
Ormaig,cupmarked rocks 320m S of
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Ormaig cupmarked rocks, located 320 metres south of Ormaig in Argyllshire, is a rock art site comprising stones carved with cup-shaped depressions. These simple but distinctive marks represent one of Scotland's earliest forms of artistic expression, typically created during the Bronze Age, though…

Caol Chaorann,tower
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Creag Aoil, fort 670m WSW of Tulloch Beag
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.4 miles
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