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Jacobite Risings

Skirmish at Rullion Green 1666

1666
Midlothian, Scotland
Also known as: Battle of Rullion Green · Pentland Rising 1666
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Midlothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters
Forces
Covenanters c.900. Tam Dalyell defeated rebel forces.
VS
Victor
Government (Tam Dalyell)
Forces
Government dragoons c.3,000
Outcome
Covenanting rebels defeated at Rullion Green in the Pentland Hills; Pentland Rising crushed
The Battle

History & Significance

General Tam Dalyell crushed the Covenanting Pentland Rising at Rullion Green in November 1666 — the first major armed Covenanting uprising against the Restoration settlement.

Casualties & Losses

Approximately 50 Covenanters killed; hundreds captured

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Rullion Green 1666

The Gowk Stane,730m ENE of Auchencorth
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Brunston Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Old Deepsykehead,long cairn 910m NE of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.9 miles
Ravensneuk Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Camp Hill, fort 300m N of Braidwood Bridge
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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