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Hatstoun

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Hatstoun 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 Hatstoun lies on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.

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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
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Scheduled Monuments near Hatstoun

Hogbridge,palisaded enclosure 55m E of
Hogbridge,palisaded enclosure 55m E of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.9 mi

Hogbridge is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The monument lies approximately 55 metres east of Hogbridge itself and is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM855. Palisaded enclosures of this period typically rep…

Bellanrig,settlement,fort & enclosures 870m SE of
Bellanrig,settlement,fort & enclosures 870m SE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 mi

Bellanrig is a Iron Age settlement, fort and enclosures located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The site occupies ground underlain by Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian era, which would have presented both challenges and advantage…

Cademuir Hill,fort 1200m W of
Cademuir Hill,fort 1200m W of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 mi

Cademuir Hill is an Iron Age fort located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site sits on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke laid down during the Telychian period, which has weathered to provide a sturdy foundation for occupation. The fort is positioned strategically on el…

Upper Newby,fort 320m SSE of
Upper Newby,fort 320m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 mi

Upper Newby is a Iron Age fort situated 320 metres south-south-east of Upper Newby in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. The fort occupies a location on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke dating from the Telychian period of the Silurian. This geology has shaped both the landscape…

Chester Hill,fort & settlement
Chester Hill,fort & settlement
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.5 mi

Chester Hill is a hillfort and settlement of Iron Age date located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site occupies a commanding position on bedrock composed of Gala Group wacke, a hard metamorphic stone formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian era. This substantial geologica…

Tor Hill,fort
Tor Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.5 mi

Tor Hill is an Iron Age fort located in Peeblesshire, southern Scotland. The site occupies a naturally defensive position with commanding views across the surrounding landscape. Built upon bedrock of the Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary stone formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian…

Haystoun,fort 1190m S of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.8 miles
Bellanrig,settlement SE of
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
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Battles near Hatstoun

Kailzie Estate
~1.9 miles away
Peeblesshire
~3.3 miles away
Battle of Happrew 1304
1304
~4.5 miles away
Ladyurd
~6.8 miles away
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