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'Herries Slaughter'

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

History & Significance

'Herries Slaughter' 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 'Herries Slaughter' lies on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

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Scheduled Monuments near 'Herries Slaughter'

Carse Mote,fort
Carse Mote,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.3 mi

Carse Mote is an Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke laid down during the Wenlock period. This hard metamorphic rock, typical of the Southern Uplands geology, provided a naturally defensible fou…

Maclellan's Castle
Maclellan's Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 mi

Maclellan's Castle is a substantial Renaissance tower house located in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, constructed in the mid-sixteenth century for the McClellan family, prominent local landowners. The castle exemplifies Scottish baronial architecture of its period, featuring a four-storey rec…

Camphill Cottage,fort or homestead moat,Whinnieliggate
Camphill Cottage,fort or homestead moat,Whinnieliggate
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.6 mi

Camphill Cottage is an Iron Age fort or homestead moat located near Whinnieliggate in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period, which provides a solid foundation typical of the regional geology. The defensive…

Castlehill,fort,Compstonend
Castlehill,fort,Compstonend
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2 mi

Castlehill Fort, Compstonend is an Iron Age fort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument occupies a strategic position on bedrock belonging to the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that would have provided a naturally defensible foundation. Typical of Iron A…

Park,stone circle
Park,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2 mi

Park stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period, which provides the underlying geology of this part of the Southern Uplands. Like other circle…

Arden,fort 320m SW of
Arden,fort 320m SW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 mi

Arden fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, occupying a defensible position on Hawick Group wacke bedrock. The fort takes advantage of the natural geology of the region, where the Wenlock-period sedimentary rocks provide a stable foundation for construc…

Cumstoun Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Brockcleugh Cottage,cup and ring marked rocks 600m NNE of
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
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