When did Pass of Aberfoyle take place?

Pass of Aberfoyle took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Pass of Aberfoyle?

The victor at Pass of Aberfoyle is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Unknown Era

Pass of Aberfoyle

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Pass of Aberfoyle 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 Pass of Aberfoyle lies on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.

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Monuments

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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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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pass of Aberfoyle

Peel of Gartfarran,homestead moat 3200m NW of Buchlyvie

Scheduled monument · ~4.4 mi

Peel of Gartfarran is a homestead moat located 3.2 kilometres north-west of Buchlyvie in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a defensive water-filled ditch that once enclosed a dwelling and its associated farmyard, a fortified settlement type characteristic of lowland Scotland from…

Fairy Knowe,broch,Buchlyvie

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~6.9 mi

Fairy Knowe is a broch situated near Buchlyvie in Stirlingshire, Scotland. This Iron Age circular stone tower stands on sandstone bedrock of the Strathmore Group, laid down during the Emsian period and interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. The broch's position on this solid geol…

Bochastle Hill,fort & well,Dunmore

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~7.3 mi

Bochastle Hill is a Iron Age fort and well located near Dunmore in Perthshire, Scotland. The defensive settlement occupies a naturally elevated position offering commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The fort's strategic siting reflects typical Iron Age settlement practices, where hi…

Blaircessnock, palisaded enclosure 950m E of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~7.5 mi

Blaircessnock is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 950 metres east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Strathmore Group, a geological formation of Emsian age comprising sandstone in…

Strathcashell Point,cashel

Scheduled monument · ~8.5 mi

Strathcashell Point cashel is a dry-stone fortified settlement situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, geological formations of psammite and pelite laid down during the Middle Cambrian period, providing a naturally stable foundation for…

Woodend,motte

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~8.6 mi

Woodend Motte is a medieval motte situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument consists of an earthwork fortification typical of the Norman period, comprising a raised mound that once supported a timber or stone structure. The motte was constructed upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Lat…

Duke Murdoch's Castle

Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles

Blarnaboard, cup & ring marked rock 250m NE of

Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles

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Sources

Pass of Aberfoyle · Canmore

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