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Kinblethmont

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

History & Significance

Kinblethmont 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 Kinblethmont lies on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Kinblethmont

Templeton, enclosure 340m ENE of
Templeton, enclosure 340m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.5 mi

Templeton enclosure, 340 metres east-north-east of Templeton in Angus, is a post-medieval enclosure protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, sandstones interlayered with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone of Pr…

Templeton, unenclosed settlement 200m and 310m N of
Templeton, unenclosed settlement 200m and 310m N of
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 mi

Templeton is an unenclosed settlement in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The settlement consists of scattered structures situated 200 metres and 310 metres north of a reference point, representing a type of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation com…

Leys of Boysack,palisaded enclosure 400m E of
Leys of Boysack,palisaded enclosure 400m E of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.8 mi

Leys of Boysack is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 400 metres east of Boysack. The monument comprises a defensive or demarcating structure built using timber palisading, a form of construction common in early modern rural settlement and fortification.…

Chapelton,settlement 750m NW of
Chapelton,settlement 750m NW of
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Chapelton is a settlement located 750 metres north-west of Angus, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under designation SM5987. The site occupies ground underlain by the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising sandstone interbedded with conglome…

Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of
Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.2 mi

Boysack enclosures and unenclosed settlement is a post-medieval rural settlement located in Angus, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5986. The site comprises both enclosed and unenclosed elements distributed across the landscape, with structures positioned 230…

Boysack, barrow cemetery and enclosure 250m SW of Invergighty Cottage
Boysack, barrow cemetery and enclosure 250m SW of Invergighty Cottage
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.7 mi

Boysack is a post-medieval barrow cemetery and enclosure situated 250 metres south-west of Invergighty Cottage in Angus, Scotland. The monument lies upon Silurian to Devonian bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff, volcanic rocks formed during the Devonian period that shape the underlying geolog…

Loanhead, barrow 355m SSE of Templeton
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Newton of Boysack, unenclosed settlement 410m SE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
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Battles near Kinblethmont

Kinnell
~2.6 miles away
Kinnell Airfield, Battle H.Q.
~3.1 miles away
Arbikie, Black Laws
~3.2 miles away
Battle of Arbroath
1446
~3.6 miles away
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