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Skye, Buaile Bhlair, Skeabost

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

History & Significance

Skye, Buaile Bhlair, Skeabost 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 Skye, Buaile Bhlair, Skeabost lies on Palaeocene basalt, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is basalt group.

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
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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
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Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Scheduled Monuments near Skye, Buaile Bhlair, Skeabost

Skeabost Island,St Columba's Church & other ecclesiastical remains
Skeabost Island,St Columba's Church & other ecclesiastical remains
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 mi

Skeabost Island is a site of medieval ecclesiastical remains located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, centring on the ruins of St Columba's Church. The church dates to the medieval period and represents an important example of island-based religious settlement in the Scottish Highlands. The site com…

Clach Ard,symbol stone,Tote,Carbost
Clach Ard,symbol stone,Tote,Carbost
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 mi

Clach Ard is a symbol stone located near Tote in Carbost, Inverness-shire. The monument sits upon bedrock of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, comprising mafic lava and tuff laid down during volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. This geological setting, characteristic of the Inner Hebridean l…

Carn Liath,chambered cairn 380m SW of Kensaleyre Church
Carn Liath,chambered cairn 380m SW of Kensaleyre Church
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.7 mi

Carn Liath is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated 380 metres south-west of Kensaleyre Church in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff that formed during volcanic activity millions of years ago. This…

Kensaleyre Church,two cairns 320m & 180m SW of
Kensaleyre Church,two cairns 320m & 180m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 mi

Kensaleyre Church is a medieval religious site in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated on Palaeocene basalt bedrock that forms part of the Hebridean Igneous Province. The dark, fractured volcanic stone beneath the site would have provided building material readily available to medieval masons. The…

Dun Cruinn,fort,Kensaleyre
Dun Cruinn,fort,Kensaleyre
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2 mi

Dun Cruinn is a Iron Age fort located at Kensaleyre in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises a substantial circular or sub-circular defensive structure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands. The fort's earthwork fortifications reflect the defensive requi…

Sornaichean Coir Fhinn,standing stones,Eyre
Sornaichean Coir Fhinn,standing stones,Eyre
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.4 mi

Sornaichean Coir Fhinn is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The stone stands within a landscape underlain by Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lava and tuff formations laid down during volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. This geological setting,…

Kensaleyre Church, cairns and standing stones 1200m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Dun Gerashader,fort,Portree
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.2 miles
In the same landscape

Battles near Skye, Buaile Bhlair, Skeabost

Buaile Na Fala, Skye
~1.5 miles away
Viking Raid on Portree Bay Skye c.880
880
~5.3 miles away
Battle of Torran-Roy
1570
~6.3 miles away
Battle of Sron Mhor 1601
1601
~7.6 miles away
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