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English Civil War

Montrose raid on Dunkeld 1644

1644
Perthshire, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanting garrison
VS
Victor
Montrose
Outcome
Montrose forces swept through Dunkeld area gathering recruits before turning north.
The Battle

History & Significance

Montrose raid on Dunkeld 1644 was a Civil War skirmish, fought at Perthshire, Scotland in 1644. Montrose prevailed over Covenanting garrison. Montrose forces swept through Dunkeld area gathering recruits before turning north.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Montrose raid on Dunkeld 1644 lies on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.

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Scheduled Monuments near Montrose raid on Dunkeld 1644

Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral
Scheduled monument · ~0 mi

Dunkeld Cathedral is a medieval cathedral church located in Perthshire, Scotland, founded in the early 13th century as the seat of a bishop. The surviving remains, which date primarily to the 13th and 15th centuries, consist of the cathedral choir and portions of the nave, constructed in the Roma…

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Torrvald, farmstead 450m NW of Creagan Loisgte
Torrvald, farmstead 450m NW of Creagan Loisgte
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.2 mi

Torrvald is a post-medieval farmstead situated 450 metres north-west of Creagan Loisgte in Perthshire, Scotland. The settlement lies on Southern Highland Group bedrock, composed of psammite and pelite deposited during the Middle Cambrian period. This ancient geology underlying the site reflects t…

Ninewells, kerb cairn 150m NNW of
Ninewells, kerb cairn 150m NNW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.2 mi

Ninewells is a Bronze Age kerb cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 150 metres north-north-west of Ninewells itself. The monument sits on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a pelite formation dating to the Middle Cambrian period, which provides the underlying geology of this…

Trochrie Castle
Trochrie Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 mi

Trochrie Castle is a tower house situated in Perthshire, Scotland, dating from the medieval period. The structure represents a characteristic form of Scottish fortified residence, though detailed records of its construction date and original builders remain limited in the published scholarly reco…

Parktown, abandoned farmstead, mill and lade
Parktown, abandoned farmstead, mill and lade
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~3.3 mi

Parktown is a post-medieval abandoned farmstead, mill and lade situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises the substantial remains of a farming settlement that functioned during the early modern period before being gradually deserted. The mill and associated lade—the channel directing wa…

Ballinloan, mill 130m SSW of
Ballinloan, mill 130m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 mi

Ballinloan mill, situated 130 metres south-south-west of Ballinloan in Perthshire, is a mill protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The structure stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a geological formation of psammite and pelite dating from the Middle Cam…

Dunkeld House,standing stone 490m NE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~0.7 miles
King's Seat, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
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