When did Glasgow, the Butts take place?

Glasgow, the Butts took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Glasgow, the Butts?

The victor at Glasgow, the Butts is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Unknown Era

Glasgow, the Butts

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Glasgow, the Butts was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Glasgow, the Butts lies on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Stat Accounts

The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Glasgow, the Butts

Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 mi

Port Dundas Canal Basin is a surviving section of the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Constructed in the late eighteenth century, the basin represents an important phase in Scotland's industrial transport infrastru…

Cathkin Park, former football ground, Glasgow

Scheduled monument · ~2 mi

Cathkin Park is a former football ground located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13799. The site occupies land underlain by the Scottish Coal Measures Group, a geological formation dating to the Moscovian period, which comprises mudstone, si…

Forth and Clyde Canal: Glasgow Branch

Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

The Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch is a navigable waterway constructed in the late eighteenth century as an extension of the principal Forth and Clyde Canal, linking Glasgow to the main canal system. The branch was engineered to provide direct access from Glasgow to the central belt canal n…

North Woodside Flint Mills,Garriochmill Road,North Kelvin

Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

North Woodside Flint Mills is a scheduled monument located on Garriochmill Road in North Kelvin, Lanarkshire. The site occupies bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, a Westphalian sedimentary formation typical of Scotland's coalfield regions. This geological foundation supported industrial activity i…

Cathcart Castle

Scheduled monument · ~3.1 mi

Cathcart Castle is a medieval stronghold located in Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, with origins dating to the 15th century. The castle comprises a substantial stone tower house that served as a defensive residence for the local nobility, reflecting the architectural traditions of lowl…

Govan, carved stones and Old Parish Church graveyard

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.1 mi

Govan carved stones and Old Parish Church graveyard is a medieval monument in Lanarkshire, Scotland, comprising a collection of carved stones assembled within the graveyard of the Old Parish Church. The stones represent an important assemblage of medieval sculptural work, likely spanning several…

Glasgow Cathedral, precinct and graveyard

Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles

Glasgow, remains of Bell's Pottery, Kyle Street

Scheduled monument · ~1 miles

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