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Standingstone

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

History & Significance

Standingstone 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 Standingstone lies on Upper Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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
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Scheduled Monuments near Standingstone

Tappoch,burial mound and cemetery
Tappoch,burial mound and cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~2 mi

Tappoch is a burial mound and cemetery located in Morayshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the New Red Sandstone Supergroup, a formation of sandstone, breccia and conglomerate laid down during the Triassic period. This distinctive red geological foundation has shaped the landscape…

Quarrywood,henge 260m N of Oakwood Motel
Quarrywood,henge 260m N of Oakwood Motel
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.2 mi

Quarrywood is a Bronze Age henge monument situated 260 metres north of Oakwood Motel in Morayshire. Like other henges of this period, it comprises a circular earthwork defined by a substantial ditch and internal or external bank, though the specific dimensions and condition of Quarrywood's featur…

Burghead, fort, graveyard and chapel, including the Clavie
Burghead, fort, graveyard and chapel, including the Clavie
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.4 mi

Burghead is an Iron Age fort, graveyard and chapel situated on a prominent headland in Morayshire, Scotland. The settlement occupies New Red Sandstone bedrock of Triassic age, comprising sandstone, breccia and conglomerate that would have provided both defensive advantages and challenges for cons…

Burghead Well
Burghead Well
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

Burghead Well is a Pictish stone-lined well located at Burghead in Morayshire, Scotland, dating to the early medieval period. The well forms part of the archaeological complex at Burghead, which includes a promontory fort and represents an important Pictish settlement site. The structure comprise…

Pluscarden Priory,precinct walls
Pluscarden Priory,precinct walls
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 mi

Pluscarden Priory precinct walls are the defensive boundary structures of a monastic foundation in Morayshire, Scotland. These walls enclosed the working and spiritual heart of the priory, protecting its buildings, orchards and fishponds from the surrounding landscape. Constructed from local Uppe…

Sculptor's Cave,Covesea
Sculptor's Cave,Covesea
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 mi

Sculptor's Cave is a sea cave located on the Morayshire coast near Covesea in north-eastern Scotland. The cave has been carved into Paleozoic sedimentary rocks of Devonian age, which form the underlying bedrock of this stretch of coastline. Its name derives from carved markings found within the c…

Asliesk Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
Duffus, St Peter's Church and churchyard
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.6 miles
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