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Tudor

Battle of Craibstone 1571 — Gordon vs Forbes

1571
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Forbes
Forces
Forbes with government-aligned riders
VS
Victor
Adam Gordon
Forces
Adam Gordon with Gordon cavalry
Outcome
Gordon victory; Forbes and allies heavily defeated
The Battle

History & Significance

Adam Gordon defeated Forbes and a government-aligned force at Craibstone near Aberdeen; one of the most significant actions of the Gordon-Forbes feud; the Forbes commander was killed

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Craibstone 1571 — Gordon vs Forbes

Rough's Cairn, consumption dykes
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Kingswells, consumption dykes 415m N and 685m NNE of Home Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
West Hatton Croft, long cairn 155m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.5 miles
St Mary's Chapel and graveyard
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Hillhead of Clinterty, hut circle 135m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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