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Early Medieval

Battle of Dollar

875
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Also known as: Battle of Dollar Glen
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Picts (Constantine I)
Forces
Pictish forces c. 2,000–3,500 under Constantine I.
VS
Victor
Vikings (Danish Great Army)
Forces
Danish Great Army c. 3,000–5,000
Outcome
Viking victory; Pictish king killed
The Battle

History & Significance

A large Danish Viking force defeated the Picts and killed their king Constantine I. The defeat was catastrophic for the Picts — already weakened by decades of Viking raids, they would soon merge with the Scots of Dál Riata under Kenneth MacAlpin's line to form the Kingdom of Alba.

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Sauchie Tower, tower and house
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