When did Stronslaney take place?

Stronslaney took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

The victor at Stronslaney is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Unknown Era

Stronslaney

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Stronslaney 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 Stronslaney lies on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

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

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Stronslaney

Balquhidder Parish Church

Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Balquhidder Parish Church is a medieval parish church situated in Perthshire, Scotland, with origins traceable to the medieval period. The church occupies a site of considerable antiquity, associated with early Christian settlement in the Balquhidder glen, and has undergone significant reconstruc…

Edinchip,chambered cairn 650m SSW of

Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.7 mi

Edinchip is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated on moorland 650 metres south-south-west of Edinchip in Perthshire. The monument stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a geological formation of psammite and pelite that dates to the Middle Cambrian period. This underlying geology of fin…

Bochastle Hill,fort & well,Dunmore

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~7.9 mi

Bochastle Hill is a Iron Age fort and well located near Dunmore in Perthshire, Scotland. The defensive settlement occupies a naturally elevated position offering commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The fort's strategic siting reflects typical Iron Age settlement practices, where hi…

Innes Bhuidhe, forts, NE of Bridge of Dochart

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~8.1 mi

Innes Bhuidhe is an Iron Age fort situated in Perthshire, Scotland, north-east of Bridge of Dochart. The monument occupies a defensive position in terrain underlain by Southern Highland Group bedrock comprising psammite and pelite deposits formed during the Middle Cambrian period. This geological…

Finlarig Castle,castle,earthworks & mausoleum

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~8.9 mi

Finlarig Castle is a medieval castle with associated earthworks and mausoleum located in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument occupies a site underlain by metamorphic limestone and marble of the Argyll Group, Neoproterozoic bedrock that provided hard, durable stone for construction. This geological…

St Blane's Chapel

Scheduled monument · ~3.2 miles

Loch Lubnaig, St Bride's Chapel

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~6.3 miles

Wester Lix,cup-marked stone 700m E of

Scheduled monument · ~6.4 miles

In the same landscape

Battles near Stronslaney

MacGregor skirmish at Strath Fillan 1611

1611

~13.3 miles away

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Sources

Stronslaney · Canmore

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