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English Civil War

Trot of Turiff 1639

1639
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: Skirmish at Turiff 1639
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters
Forces
Covenanters c.300–500
VS
Victor
Royalists (Gordon of Haddo)
Forces
Royalists (Gordon) c.200–400
Outcome
Royalist cavalry routs Covenanting infantry at Turiff in early skirmish
The Battle

History & Significance

The Trot of Turiff was a rare early Royalist success in the Bishops Wars — Gordon cavalry surprised and routed a Covenanting infantry force, briefly raising Royalist morale in the northeast.

Casualties & Losses

Light Covenanting casualties

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Trot of Turiff 1639

Boat of Muiresk,circular enclosure 200m N of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.2 miles
Haughs of Ashogle,circular enclosure 300m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.1 miles
Corrydown, stone circle 150m NE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.3 miles
Boghead,souterrain & settlement 400m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.4 miles
Carlin Stone, or Cairn Riv, stone circle, Backhill of Drachlaw
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.6 miles
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