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Early Medieval

Bridei mac Maelchon Expels Dalriada from Orkney c.580

580
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Dalriadan settlers in Orkney
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Northern Pictish forces under Bridei mac Maelchon
Outcome
Pictish victory; Orkney confirmed under Pictish overlordship
The Battle

History & Significance

Pictish King Bridei mac Maelchon asserted sovereignty over Orkney and expelled Dalriadan settlers; Adomnan records this as part of Bridei establishing paramount kingship among the northern Picts

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Bridei mac Maelchon Expels Dalriada from Orkney c.580

Cuween Hill, chambered cairn
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~0.4 miles
The Hillock Broch, Finstown
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 miles
Damsay, St Mary's Chapel
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.5 miles
Howe Harper,cairn 300m NW of Binscarth,Finstown
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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