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'Phantom Battle'

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

History & Significance

'Phantom Battle' 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 'Phantom Battle' lies on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near 'Phantom Battle'

Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of
Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.8 mi

Mains of Gask is a Bronze Age ring cairn with associated standing stones situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument comprises a circular cairn of stones surrounding a central area, a characteristic burial or ceremonial structure of the Bronze Age, accompanied by upright s…

Crow Wood Cottage, chambered cairn and standing stones 265m W of
Crow Wood Cottage, chambered cairn and standing stones 265m W of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2.9 mi

Crow Wood Cottage is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Inverness-shire, standing on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone laid down during the Middle Devonian period. The underlying conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone geology would have been exposed or thinly covered when the monum…

Caledonian Canal,Loch Ness - Dochgarroch Lock
Caledonian Canal,Loch Ness - Dochgarroch Lock
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 mi

Dochgarroch Lock is a masonry lock forming part of the Caledonian Canal system, situated on the north-eastern shore of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire. The lock lies built upon Neoproterozoic bedrock of the Glenfinnan Group, comprising psammite and pelite strata that underlie this section of the Gre…

Torbreck, stone circle SW of
Torbreck, stone circle SW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.7 mi

Torbreck is a Bronze Age stone circle situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument stands on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a geological formation laid down during the Middle Devonian period comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This durable loca…

Brin Nursery, barrow cemetery 70m NNW of
Brin Nursery, barrow cemetery 70m NNW of
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 mi

Brin Nursery is a barrow cemetery situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 70 metres north-north-west of the modern settlement. The site lies on bedrock of the Grampian Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks comprising psammite and semipelite formed during the Neoproterozoic era. Thes…

Creagan an Tuirc, fort
Creagan an Tuirc, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.8 mi

Creagan an Tuirc is a Iron Age fort in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The fort occupies a location where bedrock of the Moine Supergroup lies beneath the surface, consisting of gneissose psammite and semipelite dating to the Neoproterozoic period. This ancient metamorphic foundation would have presen…

Midtown, burnt mounds 850m NNE of
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Clachandruim, three hut circles 540m, 680m and 750m WSW of
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
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