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Jacobite Risings

Skirmish at Brechin 1689

1689
Angus, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Angus, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Contested
VS
Victor
Contested
Outcome
Minor action; control of Angus contested between Jacobite and government forces.
The Battle

History & Significance

Skirmish at Brechin 1689 was a Jacobite skirmish, fought at Angus, Scotland in 1689. The victor was Contested. Minor action; control of Angus contested between Jacobite and government forces.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Skirmish at Brechin 1689 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 Skirmish at Brechin 1689

Brechin Cathedral Round Tower
Brechin Cathedral Round Tower
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 mi

Brechin Cathedral Round Tower is a Romanesque round tower of twelfth-century date, forming part of the cathedral complex in Brechin, Angus. The tower stands approximately 85 feet high and is distinguished by its round stone construction, a form characteristic of Irish-influenced ecclesiastical ar…

Brechin,Maison Dieu Chapel
Brechin,Maison Dieu Chapel
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 mi

Brechin Maison Dieu Chapel is a medieval charitable chapel located in Angus, Scotland. Maisons Dieu, or 'Houses of God', were religious hospices established to provide shelter and care for pilgrims, the poor and the sick during the medieval period. These modest but essential institutions reflecte…

Middle Drums,ring ditches 50m NE of
Middle Drums,ring ditches 50m NE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 mi

Middle Drums is a ring ditch monument located in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Ring ditches are circular or sub-circular earthworks created by the deliberate excavation of a ditch, typically surrounding a central area which may have held timb…

Killievair Stone, standing stone, Barrelwell Smithy
Killievair Stone, standing stone, Barrelwell Smithy
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.3 mi

Killievair Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located near Barrelwell Smithy in Angus, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, sandstones interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone formed during the Pragian period of the Early Devonian. This local g…

Keithock, Roman camp N of East Mains of Keithock
Keithock, Roman camp N of East Mains of Keithock
Scheduled monument · Roman · ~2.6 mi

Keithock Roman camp is a Roman military installation situated north of East Mains of Keithock in Angus, Scotland. The site lies upon Strathmore Group bedrock, Emsian sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone deposits that form the underlying geology of this region. The camp…

Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage
Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3 mi

Arrat is a medieval burial ground and hospital situated 65 metres east of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage in Angus, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by sandstone and associated sedimentary deposits of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, Pragian in age, which would have provided a relatively stable…

Broomfield,enclosure 200m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.7 miles
Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.1 miles
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