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Skye, Coire Na Creiche

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

History & Significance

Skye, Coire Na Creiche 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, Coire Na Creiche lies on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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Roman Britain
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Stat Accounts
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Geology
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Scheduled Monuments near Skye, Coire Na Creiche

Loch Eynort,St Maelrubha's Church,chapel and burial ground
Loch Eynort,St Maelrubha's Church,chapel and burial ground
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.4 mi

St Maelrubha's Church, chapel and burial ground at Loch Eynort is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises a church, chapel and associated burial ground dedicated to St Maelrubha, the seventh-century Irish monk who founded an important monastery…

Kraiknish dun, 200m SW of Laimhrig na Moine, Isle of Skye
Kraiknish dun, 200m SW of Laimhrig na Moine, Isle of Skye
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~4.8 mi

Kraiknish dun is a post-medieval fortified settlement located 200 metres south-west of Laimhrig na Moine on the Isle of Skye in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of Palaeocene basalt, part of the extensive volcanic geology that characterises the Inner Hebrides. This distin…

Loch na h-Airde canal, harbour and noosts, Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye
Loch na h-Airde canal, harbour and noosts, Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.9 mi

Loch na h-Airde canal, harbour and noosts, Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye is an Iron Age harbour complex situated on the north-western peninsula of Skye. The site comprises a canal, anchorage and beached boat-houses, known locally as noosts, which represent a sophisticated maritime settlement. The…

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Rubh an Dunain,dun on S side of Soay Sound
Rubh an Dunain,dun on S side of Soay Sound
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~6 mi

Rubh an Dunain is an Iron Age dun situated on the southern shore of Soay Sound in Inverness-shire. The monument occupies a rocky promontory whose bedrock consists of Palaeogene extrusive rocks—the mafic lavas and tuffs that form the characteristic geology of this region. Duns of this period typic…

Dun Sleadale,broch
Dun Sleadale,broch
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~7.1 mi

Dun Sleadale is a broch built on volcanic bedrock in Inverness-shire during the Iron Age. The monument stands on Palaeogene mafic lavas and tuffs, the remnants of ancient volcanic activity that shaped the landscape around it. These dark igneous rocks provided the raw material for construction and…

Dun Ardtreck, galleried dun, Skye
Dun Ardtreck, galleried dun, Skye
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~8.9 mi

Dun Ardtreck is a galleried dun situated in Inverness-shire on the Isle of Skye. This Iron Age fortress belongs to a distinctive class of Scottish brochs and duns characterised by hollow-walled construction, with a gallery running through the thickness of the wall itself. The dun stands on bedroc…

Creag a' Chapaill Cave, Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.7 miles
Rubh'an Dunain,chambered cairn,Soay Sound
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~5.8 miles
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Battles near Skye, Coire Na Creiche

Battle of Coire Na Creiche
1601
~0.5 miles away
Battle of the Spoiling Dyke
1578
~3.6 miles away
Skye, Bloody Stone, Harta Corrie
~3.7 miles away
Battle of Bloody Strand 1480
1480
~4.2 miles away
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