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Early Medieval

Causantin mac Cinaeda vs Norse at Inverdovar 877

877
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Norse invading force
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scottish royal army under Constantine I
Outcome
Scottish defeat; Constantine I killed; Norse won the engagement
The Battle

History & Significance

King Constantine I of Scotland was killed fighting Norse invaders at Inverdovar (Montrose or the Don mouth); the Annals of Ulster record his death in battle; represents continued Norse pressure on the kingdom of Alba

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Causantin mac Cinaeda vs Norse at Inverdovar 877

The Bothy, fort and earthwork 350m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 miles
Craighead,stone circle 70m NNE of Hilltop Lodge
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.5 miles
Old Bourtreebush,stone circle and cairn 250m W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.2 miles
Aquhorthies, stone circle,cairn and platform 200m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.2 miles
Cat Cairn, cairn
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
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